I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I’m always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how to engage the senses.
ADRIANA TRIGIANIArt makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
More Adriana Trigiani Quotes
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How dialogue sounds, what feels authentic and sounds real, what’s funny, how to build distinctive and original characters.
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And if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and follows him to the stars.
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Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you.
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A practical girl never pines; she takes action.
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I don’t settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?
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Women move through the world never knowing their power.
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I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things.
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Travel is very inspirational – but it’s in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
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It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
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And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service.
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I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.
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All the things I thought I was – simple and plain and sometime funny – are very small words.
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I even love the smell of books.
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The Wise County Bookmobile is one of the most beautiful sights in the world to me.
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All the aspects of playwriting, scene-building, the architecture of dramatizing.
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