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.

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.

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

The body of a young woman is God's greatest achievement...Of course, He could have built it to last longer but you can't have everything.

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.

There's no such thing as a sure thing. That's why they call it gambling.