When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and only 72 in Los Angeles.

I never write a play with an eye to film.

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

Give your mind a chance to travel through foreign languages.

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

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.

Never underestimate the stimulation of eccentricity.