Writing Has Got To Be An Act

Dashed Hopes And Good Intentions. Good, Better, Best, Bested.

Good Writers Define Reality; Bad Ones Merely Restate It.

It Is Not Enough To Hold The Line Against The Dark. It Is Your Responsibility To Lead Into The Light. People Don't Like The Light--it Reveals Too Much. But Hand In Hand With The Creative Artist, You Can Lead People Into The Wisdom That Is Known To All Other Animals: Simply, That It Is The Dark We Have To Fear.

I Stopped Acting When I Was About Nineteen, Twenty, When I Got Thrown Out Of College. I Did Act For About Ten Years. I Don't Know. I Suspect I'm Still A Reasonably Good Actor, But I Don't Really Know That I Want To Get On The Stage Again ... And Having To Say All Those Boring Words By Me Over And Over Again ... I Don't Know If I Want To Do That. Also, I Like A Certain Amount Of Freedom Of Movement, And If You're Acting, You're Stuck In One Place For A Long Time. Having Said That, I Will Probably Be Onstage Next Fall.

When You Write A Play, You Make A Set Of Assumptions -- That You Have Something To Say, That You Know How To Say It, That Its Worth Saying, And That Maybe Someone Will Come Along For The Ride.