“He said he had this play and asked if I'd read it, ... I liked it a lot and told him that I'd do it. At the same time, it occurred to me, 'You know, Dixie would be wonderful for this.' ”
“I threw up on the airplane coming back from Tennessee, ... I don't know if it's a bug I caught on the plane or fear. It could be nerves. Till we get that first preview audience, we don't even know where our laughs are.”