I started directing out of necessity, the first play I wrote in college because I didn't know anyone who could direct it.

I started directing out of necessity, the first play I wrote in college because I didn't know anyone who could direct it.

I could not flourish in the Hollywood system because the first thing spoken about is "What genre is it?" and "Who's it for?" It's a very strange question to me; it's for human beings.

The play is a very simple idea really; someone needs some support and consolation, and she finds a place where she gets it.

I love stories that frame that: This is what life is about - you don't have a clue.

When people are out of their comfort zone, it’s more dramatic, more prone to have more entertaining experiences, get into fights. That’s the dramatic instinct, to move people out of what they know and make them deal with it.

Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was I thinking?" and then you can rearrange it.