What I mean by an educated taste is someone who has the same tastes that I have.
EDWARD ALBEEIn 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.
More Edward Albee Quotes
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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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I don’t like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal.
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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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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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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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When people don’t like the way a play ends, they’re likely to blame the play.
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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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You’re alive only once, as far as we know, and what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn’t lived it?
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I think you remember everything, you just can’t bring it to mind all the time.
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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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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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Martha: Oh, I like your anger. I think that’s what I like about you most. Your anger.
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Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it.
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Why we are here is an impenetrable question.
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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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