It is a lazy public which promotes a slothful and irresponsible theater.
EDWARD ALBEEDashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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Well, when you write about people of a certain age we are in a postsexual situation. If I write about younger people then I write sexually, because their drive is sexual. It depends upon the circumstances.
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If you’re willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.
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I suppose, writing a play is finding out what the play is.
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Every monster was a man first.
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The act of creation, as you very well know, is a lonely and private matter and has nothing to do with the public area… the performance of the work one creates.
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If you have no wounds, how can you know if you’re alive?
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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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People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them ‘all of my life.’
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I don’t feel that catharsis in a play necessarily takes place during the course of a play. Often it should take place afterward.
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Creativity is magic. Don’t examine it too closely.
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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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Art has an obligation to offend.
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Why we are here is an impenetrable question.
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I don’t like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal.
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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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