MARTIN Don’t tell him what his job is.

SHORT Someone’s got to. [Laughter]

You’ve both done a lot of theater. Marty, you’ve headlined numerous musicals, and Steve, Amy Schumer just got a Tony nomination for your play “Meteor Shower.”

MARTIN I’m very proud of that. To have written a part that qualifies someone to be nominated for a Tony makes you feel good.

Do you think about starring on Broadway again?

MARTIN I’ve got a 5-year-old. I can’t do eight shows a week. When I did “Waiting for Godot” [in 1988], there was always this thing hanging over my head because it was one of the greatest plays ever, and you’ve got this incredible obligation. Here I have no obligation to him whatsoever. [Laughter]

SHORT I never say never. But eight shows a week is a lot.

MARTIN I used to say, “What if we did only seven shows a week?” and the producers would say, “Unfortunately, it’s the eighth show that puts you into profit.”

Would you ever make another movie together?

MARTIN I lost interest in movies at exactly the same time movies lost interest in me. [Laughter] It’s another situation where the work is all-consuming, because the minimum day is 12 hours. And you have to go away. We used to make movies in Los Angeles!

SHORT If someone offers me a great role like Paul Thomas Anderson did in “Inherent Vice,” I’d do it. But as far as “I just want to be in a movie, I don’t care what it is,” no.