One of the jobs of a director is to ask questions. One of the jobs of the director is to stand in for the audience until they get there.

My first real job as a director was working with Robbie Baitz on his play 'Three Hotels.' It was an incredible collaboration.

In 'The Humans,' there's a gay character, and the fact that she's gay is probably the least interesting thing about her.

For some reason, I was deeply ashamed of the theater early on. I think it had to do with this growing sense I was gay, although I couldn't have put a word to it back then.

That was the big lesson for all of us. Everything was going great on paper, but we all became miserable because we were so caught up in the machinery of how you make that happen, it took away the sheer joy.

No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.

Believe it or not, there's a lot of humor in 'Mad Men.' Especially in the dark moments.

Now, everybody, I suppose, is aware that in recent years the silly business of divination by dreams has ceased to be a joke and has become a very serious science.