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

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It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

My fault now is making my plays too short.

My fault now is making my plays too short.

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...

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...

Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would...

Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would...

It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like...

It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like...

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...

It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it...

It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it...

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....

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 just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness.

I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness.

Some really good things kind of swing both ways and I like to see people...

Some really good things kind of swing both ways and I like to see people...

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...

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...

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...