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I’ve never really felt that I’ve had the right hair cut, or had the right clothes.

Adam Rapp

The same way you can hear a song in your head even if there isn’t a radio playing; the same way you can hear those blackbirds flying when they’re not in the sky
ADAM RAPP

Blackbird Flying Hear Playing Radio Sky Song
Obviously the power of the Times is discouraging. It’s killing new plays, demolishing one after another.
ADAM RAPP

After Another Demolishing Discouraging Killing New Obviously Play Power Time
I try not to write more than two or three, I try to just write one if possible
ADAM RAPP

Couple Game More Possible Three Try Two Writing
Mary’s house smelled like lemon furniture polish and oatmeal cookies and logs in a fireplace.
ADAM RAPP

Cookies Fireplace Furniture House Lemon Log Oatmeal Polish Smelled
I suffer from and enjoy an incredibly vivid dream life. A lot of times there is a sort-of narrative and other times they are just funhouses of non-linear imagery and other scary stuff.
ADAM RAPP

Dream Enjoy Incredibly Life Scary Suffering
I think, for me, when I direct my own work it’s just an extension of the authorship.
ADAM RAPP

Authorship Extension Own Thinking Work Working
I think because my brother was an actor and I just saw how he struggled through, I guess I’m sensitive to it.
ADAM RAPP

Anand Thakur
I know that they want certain things and they’re in a certain room and they smell like this and they look like that.
ADAM RAPP

Certain Know Room Smell Think Want
I don’t know if I have the ability to write an ending like My Fair Lady’s, when everyone gets what they want after a few minor conflicts.
ADAM RAPP

Ability Conflict Ending Everyone Fair Minor Write
I think auditioning can be very reductive and I just hate how actors work really hard and most of them aren’t going to get the job, and I hate putting them through that.
ADAM RAPP

Auditioning Hard Hate Job Really Reductive Thinking
When I’m directing, I’m pretty much not writing, but when I’m not directing I am writing a lot.
ADAM RAPP

Directing Lot Much Pretty Writing
You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.
ADAM RAPP

Always Count Country Cutting Leg Time
But when I’m writing I am just a big, irresponsible mess and I’m just impossible to get in touch with, and I don’t spend time with friends.
ADAM RAPP

Big Friend Impossible Irresponsible Mess Spend Time Touch Writing
Ice congeals in the stomach. Frost spiderwebs in the lungs.
ADAM RAPP

Congeal Ice Lung Spiderweb Stomach
I feel that I am just a storyteller, and whether I am wearing the director hat or the playwright hat, it doesn’t matter.
ADAM RAPP

Director Hat Matter Playwright Storyteller Wearing
We’re so easily distracted, but the world is still designed to destroy you. It just happens quicker and faster now.
ADAM RAPP

Designed Destroy Distracted Faster Happen Now Quicker

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