I see myself as a citizen of the planet. Even as a child, I always found it mindless to root for your own team. I was puzzled by the fact that people said their own team was better than other teams simply because it was theirs.

Interestingly, the actress who, in her own persona, may be gentle, shy, and socially awkward, someone whose hand trembles when pouring a cup of tea for a visiting friend, can convincingly portray an elegant, cruel aristocrat tossing off malicious epigrams in an eighteenth-century chocolate house.

Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.

As writers, we can't predict who might come along who might find our offerings valuable.

I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I gave myself permission to be a writer instead of a civil servant.

I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing.

You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more.