Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.

I said I was impressed, Martha. I'm beside myself with jealousy. What do you want me to do, throw up?

Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage.

I find that when my plays are going well, they seem to resemble pieces of music. But if I had to go into specifics about it, I wouldn't be able to. It's merely something that I feel.

Arthur Miller once payed me a great compliment saying that my plays were 'necessary.' I will go one step further and say that Arthur's plays are 'essential'

You're alive only once, as far as we know, and what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn't lived it?

I usually think about a play anywhere from six months to a year and a half before I sit down to write it out.