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I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion.

Adam Rapp

I don’t mind him not talking so much, because you can hear his voice in your heart
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Heart Mind Much Song Talking Voice
Obviously the power of the Times is discouraging. It’s killing new plays, demolishing one after another.
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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
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Couple Game More Possible Three Try Two Writing
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.
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Big Friend Impossible Irresponsible Mess Spend Time Touch Writing
I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion.
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Compassion Cruelty Grace Hopefully Ingest Little Sense Think World
So I started to think like, “well if I’m going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct”.
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Against Direct Fight Going Learn Like Should Started Think
One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave.
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Anand Thakur
The rooms I tend to be in are pretty democratic and the best idea wins.
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Best Democratic Idea Pretty Room Tend Win Winning
Sometimes when I’m directing, the stage manager will have a good idea and that’s okay with me.
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Directing Good Idea Manager Okay Sometimes Stage
Mary’s house smelled like lemon furniture polish and oatmeal cookies and logs in a fireplace.
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Cookies Fireplace Furniture House Lemon Log Oatmeal Polish Smelled
I won’t eat right. I forget to do my laundry. I have a dog now, and I have to remember to walk him.
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Dog Eat Forget Laundry Now Remember Right Walk
Somewhere so deep inside that the doctors can’t find it with all their machines and microcameras.
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Deep Doctor Found Inside Machine Somewhere
I think because my brother was an actor and I just saw how he struggled through, I guess I’m sensitive to it.
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Anand Thakur
I’ve lost lots of relationships because of my having to ignore everything.
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Everything Ignore Lost Lot Relationship
I tend to not write for a long period of time until I can’t not write, and then I write first drafts in gallops.
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Draft First Gallops Long Period Tend Until 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.
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Auditioning Hard Hate Job Really Reductive Thinking

I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion.

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I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion.

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