The writers' room is where the real work happens. The stage ... - Lorne Michaels

"The writers' room is where the real work happens. The stage is just where we reveal it."

Lorne Michaels Work

Comedy Producer Canadian Born 1944 (age 82)

More from Lorne Michaels

"The show doesn't go on because it's ready; it goes on because it's eleven thirty."

"Live television is the hardest thing you can do in show business."

"Comedy is about truth, and Saturday Night Live has always been about telling the truth."

"You have to be willing to fail in order to succeed."

"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."