"Mr. Kushner, 50, who is also famous for his garrulousness, has a number of answers, one of which has to do with the appeal of “Project Runway.”
“I can’t sew two dishcloths together,” he said. “Watching these people actually make clothing is fascinating to me. I think most people are interested in how people actually do the things that they do. The life of a working playwright is maybe something people have some curiosity about.” "
- From: The Reluctant Star: Tony Kushner in America and in Action," NY Times, Oct 1, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/movies/01gold.html?ref=theater .......this makes me happy