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.

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

Money brings some happiness. But after a certain point, it just brings more money.

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

New York is not Mecca. It just smells like it.

If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.