It's not ever. I always say I prefer books to films because I want to know how people think. But not for me. It's not accurate enough. It's never as nuanced as what that interior voice is saying.
Words are our life.
We are human because we use language. So I think we are less human when we use less language. In addition to being a novelist, you're also a playwright. Your novels are marked by strong voices as well as lyrical narrative descriptions. Yet in plays there's very little room for lush descriptions.