I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness.

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays.

I find it fascinating to think about what the world is going to be like when people won't talk anymore.

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays.

The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play.

But when I got to SMU and decided to take a playwriting class, I said this isn't a bad idea. IfI write characters, they could be as dumb as me, and I don't have to be very smart.

Plays are so much more special if they've never ever had a production, but I think you can really work on a play and make it better with each production.