89 Quotes by Nathan Lane

Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.

I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I'd have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in 'Guys and Dolls,' so I took the name Nathan.

Kevin Costner. I love Kevin Costner. That's all I have to say. I love Kevin Costner.

I never like seeing myself on screen.

Take a shot of vodka and hope for the best.

If you've seen Mary Poppins and The Grinch, come to the Booth Theater and let me shove a little coal down your stocking.

Hollywood... Real diamonds, fake breasts.

Look, I'm over 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math!

All that stuff was fun, but I'm glad we didn't rethink the show. It is what it is, a throwback that isn't like anything else out there. It has that deliberate, artificial feel to it. It's something from the soundstage era. People haven't seen that for a while, so it seems fresh. It came along at the right time.