I think that when you do an adaptation for theater, it's either a marriage or a love affair...and so tremendous is my esteem and affection of many years for Ernest Gaines, there was no question but that I would be a very faithful adapter...which I did do.

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But I do think the best is yet to come. As you get older, you don't worry about certain things. You're more comfortable in your own skin and less afraid. It's all sort of good.

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