Beth Henley

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.

I was just restless with being in school; so I went out to Los Angeles.

But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright.

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa.