I Understand. You Work Very

I Go To See Plays All The Time, And Whenever I See Chekhov, I'm Amazed At How This Russian Play Strikes Home To Me Living 100 Years Later In New York City. I'm Drawn To Him Because Of His Way With Characters And Their Relationships With Each Other.

[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.

I Don't Like Losing The Words, As You Have To, When I'm Asked To Turn A Play Into A Movie. It's Not A Matter Of Ego . . . I'm Just Better Able To Create The Character For An Audience Through Words Rather Than Through Actions.

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.

It Looks Different When You're Sober; I Thought I Had Twice As Much Furniture.