I was just restless with being in school; so I went out to Los Angeles.

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Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and...

Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and...

I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably...

I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably...

I'm very into the first production of the show.

I'm very into the first production of the show.

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

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

The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was...

The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was...

My fault now is making my plays too short.

My fault now is making my plays too short.

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was...

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was...

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

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

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day...

What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day...

Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun for...

Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun for...

Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful...

Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful...

But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright....

But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright....

The impetus behind going to graduate school was a year after graduating from college spent...

The impetus behind going to graduate school was a year after graduating from college spent...

The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody...

The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody...

That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one...

That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one...

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community...

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community...

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays.

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays.

I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness.

I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness.

Plays are so much more special if they've never ever had a production, but I...

Plays are so much more special if they've never ever had a production, but I...