A lot of people are confused by “hello.” A lot of people are confused by a lot of things they shouldn’t be confused by.
EDWARD ALBEEWhen 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.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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One has always got to be terribly careful, since the theater is made up of a whole bunch of prima donnas, not to let the distortions occur.
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I have been both overpraised and under praised. I assume by the time I finish writing — and I plan to go on writing until I’m 90 or gaga it will all equal itself out.
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I am pleased and reassured by the fact that a lot of younger playwrights seem to pay me some attention and gain some nourishment from what I do.
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Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it.
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Progress is a set of assumptions.
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Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
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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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The function of art is to bring people into greater touch with reality, and yet our movie houses and family rooms are jammed with people after as much reality-removal as they can get.
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When people don’t like the way a play ends, they’re likely to blame the play.
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Death is release, if you’ve lived all right.
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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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Your source material is the people you know, not those you don’t know, but every character is an extension of the author’s own personality.
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Maybe it’s a little more pertinent now since the whole concept of evolution is being questioned by the know-nothing Republican right. Yes, maybe the play’s a little more pertinent now.
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The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn’t matter.
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If you have no wounds, how can you know if you’re alive?
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