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

I am not interested in living in a city where there isn't a production by Samuel Beckett running.

Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.

Some writers' view of things depends upon the success of the final result. I'd rather stand or fall on my own concepts. But there is a fine line to be drawn between pointing up something or distorting it.

Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.

Why we are here is an impenetrable question.

Every writer's got to pay some attention, I suppose, to what his critics say because theirs is a reflection of what the audience feels about his work.