"My grandmother had six kids - one died as an infant - and she was dirt-poor, and all her kids got an..." — Lucy Alibar

To me the voice has always been the way to start any character. Once I find that, I'm good to go.

I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.

There are so many remarkable playwrights working right now, that I see everything I can. Annie Baker is a genius, I'll see anything she writes. The same for Lynn Nottage, Cynthia Hopkins, and Lisa D'Amour. Anything they've got going on, I'll go see.

My dad doesn't like religion much, but I grew up very close to the Baptist tradition. God isn't this distant thing. God is right here with you all the time. He's your buddy, and you can talk about everything.