Analyzing the criminal psyche is a common motif in Cooney's films and plays, and The I Inside is no exception. Though he himself is a stranger to real-life criminal trauma, Cooney explains that, "It's true that (criminal) psychology is a recurring theme of all my plays — those that aren't comedies, anyway.
Examining the criminal mind is a frequent theme in Cooney's works, and The I Inside is no exception. Although he himself has not experienced real-life criminal trauma, Cooney states that, "It's true that (criminal) psychology is a recurring theme of all my plays — those that aren't comedies, anyway."