I'm a firm believer in the idea that theater excels over film and TV in its ability to let people play with poetry.

I've had male executives say that my lead character was unlikable because she slept with a lot of guys.

What I don't have in theater is editing.

I lived in Indonesia for four years and I understand trance and magic and where it comes from.

Americans in particular are myopic. They're not traveling as much. When you were a college student, the next thing you would do on graduation was to take a year off and travel. That's what I did. I went to Indonesia.

I call myself a playmaker sometimes - but that's just a word. I don't feel like I have to have a title or a job description.

Americans are attracted to the dark side. But which movies should be allowed to be violent and show that dark side, and which should not? I don't believe in censorship, but I do think there are horrible movies that are bad for you.