I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.
I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.
I do write about people who are complex and are striving with something and can't quite get past their own stuff, which would be a proxy for myself because that's what the deal is with me.
I write for an audience that likes what I like, reads what I read, thinks about the things I think about. In many ways, this puts me in opposition to the people who go to the theater generally.
I write, but I also act.