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

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.

Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life.

I go to see plays all the time, and whenever I see Chekhov, I'm amazed at how this Russian play strikes home to me living 100 years later in New York City. I'm drawn to him because of his way with characters and their relationships with each other.

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

I never write a play with an eye to film.

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