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

Writing has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about.

You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are.

I suspect that the theme, the nature of the characters, and the method of getting from the beginning of the play to the end is already established in the unconscious.

I think it's for the critics to decide whether or not their loathing of the play is based on something other than the play's merits or demerits. They must search their own souls, or whatever.

I imagine as an axiom you could say that the better the play, the less "creativity" the director need exert.

I write to find out what I'm talking about.