I'm A Playwright. All I Care About

I Got Into Dialogue Because My Parents Began Taking Me To See Plays From When I Was Very Young. Too Young, Often, To Understand The Play I Was Watching: Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf When I Was Nine Years Old; That Championship Season When I Was Ten Years Old. But I Loved The Sound Of Dialogue; It Sounded Like Music To Me And I Wanted To Imitate That Sound.

Humans Know When It's Not A Good Story. Unless You Do This For A Living, You May Not Know Exactly Why You Don't Like A Story, But You Can't Fool An Audience Ever. They Know When You Have It And They Know When You Don't.

Just To Clarify The Division Of Labor On The Show, I Write The Show And Alan [poul] Does Everything Else.

Rule Of Storytelling: When A Character Is Shoved Against A Wall, Shove Them Against A Wall Harder.

A Friend Is Somebody Who Says The Same Things To Your Face That They Would Say If You're Not In The Room.