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I hate sitting around and waiting; that's why I always have an editing suite on set.

Unfortunately, I am very aware of editing and I look at the monitor too much. Sometimes the monitor can become your worst enemy because you can, consciously or unconsciously, start editing yourself.

Editing is kind of a solitary job.

That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

It's not good for me to see things while they're being edited. I can be highly critical, so I try to stay away.

I spend so much time on the screen when I am writing, the last thing you want to do is spend more time on the Internet looking at a screen. That's what I hate about all this technology.

The reason I use ed is that I don't want to lose what's on the screen.

I'm very lucky. I actually like screenwriting. I rarely feel a sense of doom going to my desk.

Screen is satisfying because it's so technical and mysterious. It's like playing roulette: you get a script, you think it's either great or naff, but you have no idea how it will really turn out. On stage, you are your own editor - and you get brief moments of grace, where suddenly you feel free.

I love the idea that the editing room is the final time you write. You should still be creatively solving problems even at that point. It's not really until you're locked that you can call it quits.