My best chance is that, in a happy moment, I hit upon St Francis as the subject for a series of plays. Others might have written them better: but, as I have written them, the advantage will probably remain mine.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
And it is a very beautiful idea, and possibly true, that a common man from Stratford with a common education was able to write these plays.
Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.
Of course the playing is important but writing and the establishing of what you are going for is prime too.
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.
Each play I write has its own unique origin story.
Why should I write a play? I don't have to write a play, do I? But somehow, I think that's what I'm here for, so I'd better do it.
The play is a marvelous form, but it demands less than a novel.
A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal.
For me, the original play becomes an historical document: This is where I was when I wrote it, and I have to move on now to something else.
I've never written a play before, and I'll never write one again. You can quote me.