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

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

I wrote my first play at the age of 10, 55 years ago, and I've always found it a fantastic relief to imagine I know what things would be like from the point of view of other individuals and to send out signals from where I actually am not. Playwrights never need to write from the place where they are.

I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look like.

We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem. The actor knows that. And because the actor knows that hidden inside himself there's a wizard and a king, he also knows that when he's playing himself in his daily life, he's playing a part, he's performing, just as he's performing when he plays a part on stage.

'The Princess Bride' is by far the most popular film I've ever done. I don't think I'll ever top it.

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