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“I was the first critic ever to win a Tony - for co-authoring 'Elaine Stritch at Liberty.' Criticism is a life without risk; the critic is risking his opinion, the maker is risking his life. It's a humbling thought but important for the critic to keep it in mind - a thought he can only know if he's made something himself.”
Source : "Questions for John Lahr". www.newyorker.com. January 23, 2009. 
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“The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world.”
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“I don't see all the movies that come out.”
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“You can't really have art without having a sense of community as art is for others to enjoy as well.”
Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
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“neither tolerance nor intolerance is grounded in science and reason, but they are themselves acts of faith grounded in social custom and the politics of expediency and power”
Source : "Homosexuality: Bipotenitality, Terminology, and History" by John Money,
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“The general public is easy. You don't have to answer to anyone; and as long as you follow the rules of your profession, you needn't worry about the consequences. But the problem with the powerful and rich is that when they are sick, they really want their doctors to cure them.”
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“Telly and films has been my thing, not necessarily by choice, and if the right piece of theatre came along, I would jump at it.”
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“The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it..." -Ralph Waldo Emerson”
