I've always got a novel under way, but if I try to work on it every day, exclusively, I falter. So I always keep more than one thing going.
I usually have more than one thing I'm working on at once - I've been working on three different novels. When I get stuck on one, I hop back and forth.
I'm always thinking, 'What next,' even while working on one play or shooting for a film.
Writing-wise, I like to have a lot of things on the burners at once, because when I hit a wall, I like to move on to the thing I haven't hit a wall on.
It's better to focus on one film rather than take up two or three films at the same time.
In the past, I had a knee-jerk approach to work, and it showed on screen. I was doing movies for the wrong reasons - trying to juggle dates, do too many guest appearances, take up projects under pressure or for emotional reasons.
You can't make two films at the same time.
The entire time I was up shooting 'Suits,' I was running back to my trailer to help get 'Nine Circles' produced. It's a no-brainer for me to keep that part of life alive.
I like to do one film at a time. But sometimes, when projects get delayed for reasons beyond my control, I juggle more than one.
I am not cut out to do too many films at a time.
I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6 story ideas that are percolating in my head at any one time, so it can get a little crowded in there.
I was in the middle of filming Season 3 of 'Grace and Frankie.' Then the writing process for 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' was happening at the exact same time. And then the pre-production for 'Fatherless' was happening at the exact same time as well.
I'm probably working on three different scripts at any time, so there's never a time where I've got nothing to do.
