One of the reasons why there are so many versions of Chekhov is that translations date in a way that the original doesn't; translations seem to be of their time.

Chekhov directors and Chekhov actors love working on his plays because there seems to be no end to what you can find out about the micro-narrative when you're investigating a text.

I think probably I've been influenced by Chekhov and Walt Disney, if you see what I mean.

Chekhov understood that people are mysterious and can't be reduced to what we nowadays call 'motivation.'