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Edward Albee

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
I write to find out what I’m talking about.
EDWARD ALBEE

Finding Myself Talk Writing
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.
EDWARD ALBEE

Change Criticism Responsibility Social Yourself
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.
EDWARD ALBEE

Action Definition Oneself Play
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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Concept Evolution Play Question
Art should never try to be popular.
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Art One Liner Popular
There are only two things to write about: life and death.
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Death Life Poet Writing
Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage.
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Himself Play Stage
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
I suppose, writing a play is finding out what the play is.
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Finding Play Writing
Every monster was a man first.
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Man Monster One Liner
Art has an obligation to offend.
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Art Obligation Offend One Liner
There are always going to be more actors than anybody can ever use.
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Actor Population
A writer is a controlled schizophrenic.
EDWARD ALBEE

Control Perspective Writing
Audiences and, to a large extent, critics who want less from theater than it is possible for it to give. If everybody’s encouraged to want less, you’ll end up with less.
EDWARD ALBEE

Audience Criticism Encouragement End Theatre Yourself
The characters’ lives have gone on before the moment you chose to have the action of the play begin. And their lives are going to go on after you have lowered the final curtain on the play, unless you’ve killed them off.
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Action Character Live Lower Moments Yourself

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