"My parents didn't really know one another."

"I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre."

"Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job."

"Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that."

"I didn't have a teacher like Sister Mary Ignatius."

"My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was a respectable profession, but I don't think that they actually got to know one another deeply."

"Laughter can bring a new perspective."

"When my parents separated, I was very grateful."

"Since it's based on my parents, it's more emotionally close to me than some of my more surreal plays. And then I like the balance of the comic and the sad. It should play as funny, but you should care about the characters and feel sad for them."