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

I don't use computers... I'm someone who needs to see the page right away in my hand.

I don't like losing the words, as you have to, when I'm asked to turn a play into a movie. It's not a matter of ego . . . I'm just better able to create the character for an audience through words rather than through actions.

You get attached to the way you write, and I'm attached to notebooks. That's where I really write the plays. Just two or three pages at a time, then I transfer to the typewriter and rewrite while I type.

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

How long do you want to wait until you start enjoying life? When you're sixty-five you get social security.

Baptists are only funny underwater.