Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life.

Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.

Evan Handler's new book is simply wonderful. He pulls you inside his life, and you come out his very close friend.

I much prefer writing an original movie with the screen in mind to transferring a play to the screen.

Writers feel like a middleman, standing with pen in hand over the page. A force greater than me stands above telling me what to write. That may sound romantic, but that's how it feels.

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.

It looks different when you're sober; I thought I had twice as much furniture.