“My oldest brother used to take me to the theater. The first play he took me to see was 'Black Comedy,' then he took me to see 'Butley.' We'd see all these British plays. And 'Hello, Dolly,' with Pearl Bailey. I was unconsciously thinking, 'Gee, I would love to be able to do that.”

— Nathan Lane

Ron Weiskind, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 21, 1997) "Lane can't stop his career or his repartee", Mobile Register, p. E3.

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