All humor is based on hostility - that's why World War Two was funny.

I understand. You work very hard two days a week and you need a five-day weekend. That's normal.

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

I don't want to restrict the life of a play to a particular production. The original actors might leave after the first six months, and I want the play to last 30 or 40 years. You write for the character, not the actor on the stage.

Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.

Standing on a ledge again. Everyone laughs at dancing monkey with the typewriter. Not for long, though.

A lot of your personality is formed before you're 12, obviously, but only a few of my plays use characters from my childhood. The more mature plays are affected only by my adult experiences.