A Wounding Tongue. I'm Working On It.

We're Dead As A Species If We Don't Tell Stories, Because Then We Don't Know Who We Are.

I Was 7, And I Remember Being Given A Part In A Play And Thinking, This Is Exciting.

Originally, Theater Was My Life. It Was What I Assumed I'd Spend My Working Life Doing - If I Was Lucky. Then Along Came Movies.

The Audience Should Feel Like Voyeurs. Their Response Is Absolutely Crucial.

I Have Every Sympathy For Writers. It's A Mystery To Me What They Do. I Can Edit. I Can Cross Out And Say, 'i'm Not Saying That' Or, 'how About We Move This To Here? Wouldn't That Make That Bit Of The Story Better?' But Where Any Of It Comes From Is Beyond Me. I Will Never Write A Play Or A Novel.