I write to find out what I’m talking about.
EDWARD ALBEEPeople often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them ‘all of my life.’
More Edward Albee Quotes
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There is chaos behind the civility, of course.
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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 only time I’ll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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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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One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand.
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It is a lazy public which promotes a slothful and irresponsible theater.
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Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about.
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Every monster was a man first.
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Progress is a set of assumptions.
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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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A writer is a controlled schizophrenic.
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All serious art is being destroyed by commerce. Most people don’t want art to be disturbing. They want it to be escapist. I don’t think art should be escapist. That’s a waste of time.
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Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve.
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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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Art should never try to be popular.
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