Paul Reiser Quotes

"He's 50 percent Peter Falk, 50 percent my own father."
-Paul Reiser

"It felt like such a right idea that it didn't bother me to put it away, because I knew it would be ready when it's ready, ... When I had kids, I realized I understood my parents better. I had more compassion for them and I look at my kids and realize, 'Oh, man. This is just the same cycle all over again.'"
-Paul Reiser

"Once in a while you get a moment of clarity -- an inspiration -- and they don't come that frequently."
-Paul Reiser

"The Thing About My Folks."
-Paul Reiser

"It is not important to know what facts are true, ... The relationships portrayed are real. My mother did have a job interview with my father. She worked alongside him for awhile;, they dated, were married and had a family. She never did get to the World's Fair."
-Paul Reiser

"It is really everybody's family."
-Paul Reiser

"[What remains the same is the filter of time:] As you get older, ... you realize your parents don't look so dumb - and that you're not as smart as you thought you were."
-Paul Reiser

"Peter Falk and my father are very much the same."
-Paul Reiser