To sing a song is quite different than to write a poem. I'm not and never will be a novelist, but to write a novel is not the same thing as writing a play. There is a difference in form, but essentially what you're after is the same thing.

Caryl Churchill is a writer of some note, but in the sack, she makes me explain everything.

I believe in my mask-- The man I made up is me I believe in my dance-- And my destiny

Ive been so spoiled in the theater, writing plays where I can just do exactly what I want and nobody messes with me.

When you hit a wall – of your own imagined limitations – just kick it in.

I hate endings. Just detest them. Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster. … The temptation towards resolution, towards wrapping up the package, seems to me a terrible trap. Why not be more honest with the moment? The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning. That’s genius.

To sing a song is quite different than to write a poem. I'm not and never will be a novelist, but to write a novel is not the same thing as writing a play. There is a difference in form, but essentially what you're after is the same thing.