When you're the artsy, weirdo, introverted outsider growing up, you don't fit into your community.

I've always viewed 'Sons of the Prophet' as the first part of a larger trilogy - not three plays dependent on each other but three stand-alone plays connected by theme and, likely, further adventures of the Douaihy family.

Under Todd Haimes' leadership, Roundabout created a black-box theater whose sole mission was to house premieres by writers who are just starting out and have zero name recognition.

I don't think I could write a good play if I was setting out to write about the death of the American middle class.

Only one person can retire Brock Lesnar - only one person can end his career - and that person's going to be me.

If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here.

To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before anything else. Writing is not a job; it is a lifestyle, and it is a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. You need self-confidence and an iron carapace.

If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.