Katori Hall

Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.

I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.

In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

It's a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it.

If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!