It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience.
David MametConsider: for all the gobbledegook [film studio] executives spout about backstory, all that we, the audience, want to know is what happens next. That's the only thing that's going on. . . . Character is nothing other than action, and character-driven means The plot stinks, and you'd better hope the star is popular enough to open the movie in spite of it.
David MametFilms have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills.
David Mamet