Quotes by Stephen Tobolowsky

Alan Parker on Mississippi Burning came up to me and said he had heard I was interested in directing. He offered for me to follow him around and see how it's done. At the time I had no idea how amazingly special his offer was, and how much he would share. I will always be in his debt.

Great Balls of Fire. Dennis Quaid's performance was so strong, as was the cast and the music. Good story. Jim McBride was a wonderful director. In the middle of shooting I think the focus of the film changed. It never seemed to hold together after that.

I did children's theatre for three years, 1977-1979. We played at a school where three kids were killed in race riots that week. We entered the school under police escort. People threw bottles and debris at us on stage, but we continued our show about racism.

I would not have so many scripts being driven by demographics. The play's the thing - not the 18-35 year old male age group.

It's hard to beat Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5 - got the tunes - got the power - got the joy.