We all know that the theater and every play that comes to Broadway have within themselves, like the human being, the seed of self-destruction and the certainty of death. The thing is to see how long the theater, the play, and the human being can last in spite of themselves. – James Thurber
All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first. – James Thurber
There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. – James Thurber
Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear. – James Thurber
Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. Id say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, Id only be in action films, but Im interested in a more varied career than that. – Famke Janssen