A playwright, especially a playwright whose work deals very directly with an audience, perhaps he should pay some attention to the nature of the audience response - not necessarily to learn anything about his craft, but as often as not merely to find out about the temper of the time, what is being tolerated, what is being permitted.

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

Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.

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

Everybody wants to go see the big hit [at the theatre]. Not because it's any good. Because it's the big hit and everybody wants to be able to talk about the big hit.

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.

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.