Influence is a matter of selection - both acceptance and rejection.

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

When a play enters my consciousness, is already a fairly well-developed fetus. I don't put down a word until the play seems ready to be written.

Any definition which limits us is deplorable.

Every monster was a man first.

As a playwright, I imagine that in one fashion or another I've been influenced by every single play I've ever experienced.

Creativity is magic. Don't examine it too closely.