I don’t like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal.
EDWARD ALBEEArt has an obligation to offend.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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Writing has got to be an act of discovery, I write to find out what I’m thinking about.
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A play is fiction and fiction is fact distilled into truth.
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The responsibility of the writer is to be a sort of demonic social critic — to present the world and people in it as he sees it and say, “Do you like it? If you don’t like it, change it.
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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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First, I’ll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll just kill him.
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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.
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Sincerity doesn’t mean anything. A person can be sincere and be more destructive than a person who is insincere.
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Creativity is magic. Don’t examine it too closely.
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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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School curriculum that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians.
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Martha: Truth or illusion, George; you don’t know the difference. George: No, but we must carry on as though we did. Martha: Amen.
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Why we are here is an impenetrable question.
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In a democracy you cannot stop public access to that art that will most misinform the people. You cannot stop people from being misinformed. But what you can do is to educate the people to the point that they will throw the rascals out.
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As a playwright, I imagine that in one fashion or another I’ve been influenced by every single play I’ve ever experienced.
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I created myself, and I’ll attack anybody I feel like.
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