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.

I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money.

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.

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

Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun for me to live and work; I love New York so much.

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.

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.