My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend.
ADAM RAPPWhen I’m directing, I’m pretty much not writing, but when I’m not directing I am writing a lot.
More Adam Rapp Quotes
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When I write, that takes over and I can’t do anything else.
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I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn’t intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play
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I write till the end at least a draft of a play or a novel; but sometimes,
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I think I’m a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge.
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I don’t like the sort of hierarchical, totalitarian type of room a lot of directors can find themselves in.
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I think, for me, when I direct my own work it’s just an extension of the authorship.
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You can’t run forever.
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I don’t put big concepts on my work, and it’s all often about keeping actors in a room together and not letting them leave.
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I’m pretty obsessive-compulsive and I’m very fast.
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What I’ve learned in the last few years is that I am merely a storyteller.
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Snow settles in the liver. The bowels grow thick with humidity.
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I began stealing a lot of ideas from other directors I had worked with.
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You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.
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For some reason it made me want to curl up in the fetal position. I could have slept right there on their kitchen table.
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It just happens quicker and faster now.
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