It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble.

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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...

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 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.

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.

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...

I love writing for the screen.

I love writing for the screen.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My fault now is making my plays too short.

My fault now is making my plays too short.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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.