It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

You are an over-excited little man, with a need for self-expression far beyond the scope of your natural gifts. This is not discreditable. Neither does it make you an artist.

Uncertainty is the normal state.

Theater is a recreation. It can be much more, but unless it's recreation, I don't see the point of it.

And for the last three minutes on the wind of a windless day I have heard the sound of drums and flute.

It's not so much that I enjoy screenwriting, though mostly I do, but the difference is, with adaptations, somebody else has done the hard part - made up a story, provided the characters.

I don't really have a system or set of principles. It's kind of common sense mixed up with instinct.