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.

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

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

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

My fault now is making my plays too short.

That's what I like about [smoking] . . . taking a drag off of death, Mmm! Gives me a sense of controlling my own destiny. What power! What exhilaration! Want a drag?

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.