Nature is a volume of which God is the author.
I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.
The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.
So even the most unlikely events have to take place somewhere.
I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do.
I'm a playwright by trade, and in theater, writers have complete control over everything. Nobody can change a word without your permission. I've had a couple screenwriting experiences that weren't terrible, but they were typical, where executives came in and gave you sometimes good notes and sometimes horrible notes - but they wanted to change the movie that everybody had agreed to make. After a couple of times, it's like, "Why are we doing this?" The story is not going to turn out very good when 13 people are writing it together.
Only assholes write plays about Nazis.
I find American behaviour. . . odd
Sometimes it is easy. . . to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court.
You just do the best you can with what you've got. . . and sometimes magic strikes.
The Knowledge Rule 2080: From maggots to men, the world is a corner bully. Better you knuckle up and go for yours than have to bow your head and tuck your chain.