Characters on stage, like people in what we refer to as "real life," do not speak to reveal themselves. They do not speak to conceal themselves. They speak to get whatever it is that they want. It is the only reason they speak.

Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it isn't fun. It's entertainment.

What I value most in my friends is loyalty.

Obama is a tyrant the same way FDR was a tyrant. He has a view of presidential power that states: the government is in control of the country, and the president is in charge of the government. He's taken an imperial view of the presidency.

You can't rely on the acting to tell the story.

I won't ever do e-mail.

As long as the protagonist wants something, the audience will want something.