In some ways [the Internet]'s definitely an enemy.

I'm a sort of political person, and I feel that there's a kind of ineradicably political dimension to theater, to all theater, whether it's overtly political or not.

In a sense, I feel like the job of the artist at all times is essentially the same, which is simply to tell the truth. I mean, I'm nervous about any prescriptions for what a writer should or shouldn't do.

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.

I wish you would be more true to your demographic profile. Life is confusing enough.

My whole life has conspired to bring me to this place, and I can’t despise my whole life.

You have a good heart and you think the good thing is to be guilty and kind but it's not always kind to be gentle and soft, there's a genuine violence softness and kindness visit on people. Sometimes self-interested is the most generous thing you can be.