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

There's always the danger that there are so damn many things that a playwright can examine in this society of ours - things that have less to do with his artistic work than have to do with the critical and aesthetic environment - that perhaps he does have to worry about whether or not he is writing too fast. But then also, perhaps he should worry about getting as many plays on as possible before the inevitable ax falls.

All plays are social comment to one extent or another.

I suppose if you simplify things, it's going to make it easier to understand.

In the two or three or four months that it takes me to write a play, I find that the reality of the play is a great deal more alive for me than what passes for reality. I'm infinitely more involved in the reality of the characters and their situation than I am in everyday life. The involvement is terribly intense.

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?