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I play characters, and I try to play them in a manner that's appropriate to the script. Physical movement and vitality of language is part of character.

I start with characters, and then I start writing, and then, if I'm lucky, things start to happen.

It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself.

Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays.

I've never written a play before, and I'll never write one again. You can quote me.

You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks to you.

You can start any 'Monty Python' routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like shorthand.

I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.