The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.

I never write a play with an eye to film.

Don't listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today.

I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.

[When you write a play] you walk into a forest without a knife, without a compass. But . . . if you have a sense of geography, you find that you're clearing a path and getting to the right place.

I was constantly being dragged out of movies for laughing too loud.

Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, you'll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.