[rewriting Is] A Whole Other Art Form;

I Didn't Go Out Of My Way To Get Into This Movie Stuff. I Think Of Myself As A Writer.

I Don't Get Offered Leading Parts. I Suppose I've Become A Kind Of Character Actor Or Sideman. I Think It Had To Do With Probably In The '90s, I Refused So Many Leading Roles That They Gave Up On Me, Or I Just Became Unpopular, Or I Became Old. All Those Reasons.

For Me, Playwriting Is And Has Always Been Like Making A Chair. Your Concerns Are Balance, Form, Timing, Lights, Space, Music. If You Don't Have These Essentials, You Might As Well Be Writing A Theoretical Essay, Not A Play.

Words Are Tools Of Imagery In Motion.

It's Funny, In A Way The Actor Is A Writer. It's Not Like The Two Things Are So Separate As To Be Like Apples And Oranges. The Writer And The Actor Are One.