When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he is no longer a critic; he is a censor.
EDWARD ALBEEThere are only two things to write about: life and death.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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Audiences and, to a large extent, critics who want less from theater than it is possible for it to give. If everybody’s encouraged to want less, you’ll end up with less.
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There are only two things to write about: life and death.
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Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.
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All serious art is being destroyed by commerce. Most people don’t want art to be disturbing. They want it to be escapist. I don’t think art should be escapist. That’s a waste of time.
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The characters’ lives have gone on before the moment you chose to have the action of the play begin. And their lives are going to go on after you have lowered the final curtain on the play, unless you’ve killed them off.
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Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about.
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Every monster was a man first.
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I write to find out what I’m talking about.
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First, I’ll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll just kill him.
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Well, when you write about people of a certain age we are in a postsexual situation. If I write about younger people then I write sexually, because their drive is sexual. It depends upon the circumstances.
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If you have no wounds, how can you know if you’re alive?
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Art should never try to be popular.
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I think I was probably wondering, having looked at human beings for a long time, wondering if evolution ever took place. And I still have my doubts.
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Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage.
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Few sensible authors are happy discussing the creative process–it is, after all, black magic.
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