Bill Irwin

I used to watch the 'Jackie Gleason Show' and Phil Silvers, those early TV things. And a lot of them were patterned on the silent comedies of the '20s.

This play is truly a great invention, and we're having a great time doing it eight times a week.

The fact is that we like each other very much, and we of course see each other on stage all the time, but this means more time to spend together, and that's great. We couldn't be happier.

Edward Albee, the premier dark playwright of the American theater, would show up at rehearsal and quote his favorite lines from 'Auntie Mame'. He would stand at the back of the theater, not facing the stage, and sort of conduct the music of his play.

I used to be called a post-modern clown. But now, post-modernism is a quaint notion, too.

You may work under incredible pressure over two hours in a day, but you're often around that studio 14 to 16 hours of that day.