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

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

It's funny, in a way the actor is a writer. It's not like the two things are so separate as to be like apples and oranges. The writer and the actor are one.

My dad had a lot of bad luck. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one.

I've come to feel that if I can't make something happen in under an hour and a half, it's not going to happen in a compelling way in a three-hour play.

Words are tools of imagery in motion.

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