It's hard to explain why exactly, but I think that when I began writing plays, it was from an actor's point of view more than anything. I had the feeling that if you put yourself in the position of the actor on stage and write from that perspective, it would give you a certain advantage in terms of being inside of the play.

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.

Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side.

[Rewriting is] a whole other art form; it's about craftsmanship.

You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.

Beginnings are definitely the most exciting, middles are perplexing and endings are a disaster.

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