Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.

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.

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

Once you start compromising your thoughts, you're a candidate for mediocrity.

If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven't been born yet.

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.

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.