- In discussing her method of acting now, after years of study, Meryl Streep stated in an interview that it was a lot like driving a car… she doesn’t have to think about it anymore. It was simply part of her. (or words to that effect.)
- Reading Jane Eyre on the beach on Cape Cod in the late-1980s and thinking, “Wow. This is literature. What the hell have I been reading all my life?” (and wishing F. Scott Fitzgerald had been in charge of my reading list.)
- Thinking I’ve read a ton of books… Before I went to graduate school, became a librarian and discovered myself surrounded by a literal ton of books.
- Thinking, if I’ve read a ton of books, I’ve read a million plays.
- Realizing that I exaggerate a lot.
- When I was an actress, directors wanted to cast me when I projected a foul mood at auditions, and seeing no pay-off for that behavior in the real world.
- Bambi.
- Tennessee Williams.
- If there are no new stories, what are we writing for?
- Puppets. Massive puppets. Massive puppets shaped like horses will do.
