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On one level, I must never lose touch with my audience. But I must, at some point, stop trying to get everybody to like me, and be true to the thing I think I need to say.

If you start trying to communicate ideas, I think you don't allow the audience to see themselves.

For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.

I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.

You have to be aware of who you're talking to in an audience.

I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening.

I don't try to show off technology in my work. The technology is a means to tell stories, so I think conversations about my work can be had by very large audiences.

I never have an intended audience. I just write, you know.

If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you've got something they want to hear.

I know there are people who don't like their audience or like the experience of being recognized or celebrated, but my audience has been very good - they don't bother me and when they do contact me it's usually on the nicest possible terms.