It's One Of The Great Tragedies Of

When You're Looking For Someone, You're Looking For Some Aspect Of Yourself, Even If You Don't Know It ... What We're Searching For Is What We Lack.

In Real Life We Don't Know What's Going To Happen Next. So How Can You Be That Way On A Stage? Being Alive To The Possibility Of Not Knowing Exactly How Everything Is Going To Happen Next - If You Can Find Places To Have That Happen Onstage, It Can Resonate With An Experience Of Living.

I Think Without Writing I Would Feel Completely Useless.

You Can't Make A Living As A Playwright. You Can Barely Scrape By.

My First Job Was With The Burns Detective Agency. They Sent Me Over To The East River To Guard Coal Barges During These God-awful Hours Like Three To Six In The Morning. It Wasn't A Very Difficult Job -- All I Had To Do Was Make A Round Every Fifteen Minutes -- But It Turned Out To Be A Great Environment For Writing. I Was Completely Alone In A Little Outhouse With An Electric Heater And A Little Desk.