To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool.

I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick of me being gullible.

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

I also write poems, so that is something that I really enjoy.

The business of lying is transacted in the abode of the gullible.

For God's sake, give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself