Famous quotes by Playwrights

"To be able to write a play, a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he must be something of an imbecile, something of a poet, something of a liar, something of a damn fool"

Robert E. Sherwood, Playwright

"When my parents separated, I was very grateful"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"Laughter can bring a new perspective"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"Olivier said that drama is an affair of the heart, or it's nothing, and he was right"

Pam Gems, Playwright

"Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else"

Ugo Betti, Playwright

"All of us are mad. If it weren't for the fact every one of us is slightly abnormal, there wouldn't be any point in giving each person a separate name"

Ugo Betti, Playwright

"'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else"

Ugo Betti, Playwright

"Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation"

Philip Massinger, Playwright

"I had not to this time subsisted, but that I was supported by your frequent courtesies and favours"

Philip Massinger, Playwright

"For me, the original play becomes an historical document: This is where I was when I wrote it, and I have to move on now to something else"

August Wilson, Playwright

"He really is terribly heavy going, like running up hill in roller skates"

Alan Ayckbourn, Playwright

"On the one hand, I'm grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was a respectable profession, but I don't think that they actually got to know one another deeply"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"Nobody bores any man as much as an unhappy female"

Moss Hart, Playwright

"I wrote my first play when I was eight"

Pam Gems, Playwright

"A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that 'ancient institution,' the old one"

Douglas Jerrold, Playwright

"My parents didn't really know one another"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say 'No' and said 'Yes'"

Moss Hart, Playwright

"A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims"

Douglas Jerrold, Playwright

"Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid"

Ugo Betti, Playwright

"If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame"

Ugo Betti, Playwright

"There is no forgiveness in nature"

Ugo Betti, Playwright

"Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"I didn't have a teacher like Sister Mary Ignatius"

Christopher Durang, Playwright

"Charity in the theater begins and ends with those who have a play opening within a week of one's own"

Moss Hart, Playwright

"It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early"

Marcel Achard, Playwright

"Men of vision. Oh, I love the fine names men give each other to hide their greed and lust for adventure"

Charles MacArthur, Playwright

"When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place, and we should keep the light out of it"

Howard Barker, Playwright

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