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Art should never try to be popular.

Edward Albee

There is chaos behind the civility, of course.
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Chaos Civilization
Anything you put in a play – any speech – has got to do one of two things: either define character or push the action of the play along.
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Action Definition Oneself Play
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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Equality Myself Praise Time Writing
A writer is a controlled schizophrenic.
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Control Perspective Writing
First, I’ll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll just kill him.
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Choice Dog Kill Kindness Method Myself
I created myself, and I’ll attack anybody I feel like.
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Attack Creation Feeling Myself
The only time I’ll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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Goodness Kill Myself Review Time
Every monster was a man first.
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Man Monster One Liner
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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Careful Prevent Terrible Theatre
It is a lazy public which promotes a slothful and irresponsible theater.
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Promote Public Responsibility Theatre
I am sick of the disparity between things as they are and as they should be. I’m tired.I’m tired of the truth and I’m tired of lying about the truth.
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Lying Myself Sick Tired Truth
There are always going to be more actors than anybody can ever use.
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Actor Population
Death is release, if you’ve lived all right.
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Death Live Right Yourself
Martha: Oh, I like your anger. I think that’s what I like about you most. Your anger.
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Angry Myself Thinking Yourself
Art has an obligation to offend.
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Art Obligation Offend One Liner
I am not interested in living in a city where there isn’t a production by Samuel Beckett running.
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Interest Live Myself Production Run

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