Writing Is An Escape From A World

There Are Two Million Interesting People In New York And Only Seventy-eight In Los Angeles.

I Don't Want To Restrict The Life Of A Play To A Particular Production. The Original Actors Might Leave After The First Six Months, And I Want The Play To Last 30 Or 40 Years. You Write For The Character, Not The Actor On The Stage.

Don't Listen To Those Who Say, You Taking Too Big A Chance. Michelangelo Would Have Painted The Sistine Floor, And It Would Surely Be Rubbed Out By Today.

[when You Write A Play] You Walk Into A Forest Without A Knife, Without A Compass. But . . . If You Have A Sense Of Geography, You Find That You're Clearing A Path And Getting To The Right Place.

A Lot Of Your Personality Is Formed Before You're 12, Obviously, But Only A Few Of My Plays Use Characters From My Childhood. The More Mature Plays Are Affected Only By My Adult Experiences.