I wait until something strikes me that I'm passionate about. I'm not going to put something up that I don't want to see.

There are elements I found very dark and heady but others that I found comical. It should be jarring both ways. The mind sequences are set in no time period that's at the same time every time period. It's part slamming doors and part an exploration of character.

There are so many different elements in it. I think the response to the play will be split. People will take away from it different things. You will either love it or hate it but you will take things away from it and still be thinking about it the next day. You might even have to see it again.

We teach them to read in kindergarten, which makes a difference.

We didn't have any champagne to toast each other. But we did have some Diet Cokes up there. We lifted the Diet Cokes.

I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do it. He made it a test. In Vegas, the Rat Pack, which I was a little part of, drank all night and slept most of the day. Then, about 5 o'clock, we'd meet in the hotel steam room, lock the door, and steam our brains out.