But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright.

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet.

The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play.

In movement class, you had to lie on the floor and get your alignment in to pass the class.

You can't just go in there and open your mouth until the cast and director feel comfortable with you.