“As you get older, you realize happiness involves a lot of problems.” — James Lapine Quote

As you get older, you realize happiness involves a lot of problems.

The nice thing about the theatre is you can always change it. With a movie, once it's there, you're stuck with it.

I love photography... I'd like to write a show about photography.

I was a youngish man entering fatherhood when we wrote 'Woods,' a patchwork of classic fairy tales with an original tale sewn in. I had dedicated my libretto to my baby daughter.

That's the thing about dreams - they're ineffable. If you can get to the bottom of it, it's not a dream.

Only a tiny portion of music history involves a singer and a lyric. Songs in music are generally thought to be a minor form.

Typecasting is a thing, but when it involves race, it narrows the roles available to an almost comically small amount.

My job involves sharing food and the stories behind the plate, in part, via social media.

I'm no good at really anything that involves motor skills.

Politics is far more complex and difficult than other professions, as it involves takeover of your own personal life.