All Humor Is Based On Hostility -

I Don't Like Losing The Words, As You Have To, When I'm Asked To Turn A Play Into A Movie. It's Not A Matter Of Ego . . . I'm Just Better Able To Create The Character For An Audience Through Words Rather Than Through Actions.

I Don't Want To Restrict The Life Of A Play To A Particular Production. The Original Actors Might Leave After The First Six Months, And I Want The Play To Last 30 Or 40 Years. You Write For The Character, Not The Actor On The Stage.

I Never Write A Play With An Eye To Film.

Once You Start Compromising Your Thoughts, You're A Candidate For Mediocrity.

People With Honorary Awards Are Looked Upon With Disfavor. Would You Let An Honorary Mechanic Fix Your Brand-new Mercedes?