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title: "2 Area Quotes By Katori Hall"
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> ['Hurt Village' is based on a real housing project in Memphis, about three minutes away from the Lorraine Hotel where Dr. King was assassinated, so in my work I'm focusing on a very specific area in Memphis. I see 'Hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/hurt-village-is-based-on-a-real-housing-project-in-memphis-about/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/katori-hall-17603_about_hurt-village-is-based-on-a-real-housing_2170763.png)

> [I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular area. So, I always wondered how I would have turned out if I would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/i-grew-up-playing-with-kids-from-hurt-village-playing-with-kids-from/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/katori-hall-17603_always_i-grew-up-playing-with-kids-from-hurt-vi_2706554.png)

## Other authors on Area

## More by Katori Hall

> [Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/sometimes-unfortunately-hatred-is-more-powerful-than-progress/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/i-always-crave-to-see-more-stories-about-and-by-people-of-color/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [Most of the time, when I'm writing, I'm writing for myself. I'm thinking, 'What will my character say at this time? What will come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/most-of-the-time-when-i-m-writing-i-m-writing-for-myself-i-m-thinking/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/i-used-to-think-people-above-me-might-get-jealous-because-i-wanted-to/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/theatre-is-an-exclusive-place-that-tends-to-be-dominated-by-white-men/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/unlike-films-which-can-be-easily-disseminated-worldwide-via-dvds-and/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [I always say that I'm a writer who writes more from place than race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/i-always-say-that-i-m-a-writer-who-writes-more-from-place-than-race/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [You don’t know what’s going to happen in the end, and that’s what the best plays are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/you-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-in-the-end-and-that-s-what-the/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/we-expect-our-leaders-to-be-godlike-but-i-feel-that-when-people-try/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [I've had frank conversations with theaters who say, 'We love your play, but we've already done a play by another black person this year,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/i-ve-had-frank-conversations-with-theaters-who-say-we-love-your-play/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/it-is-expensive-to-give-plays-subtitles-especially-for-a-short-run-so/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/like-most-playwrights-i-hate-talkbacks-with-a-passion-that-can-burn-a/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/follow-your-intuition-listening-to-your-dreams-your-inner-voice-to/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [Become your dream, and not be told what you are supposed to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/become-your-dream-and-not-be-told-what-you-are-supposed-to-do/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

> [I have so many different voices and stories to tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/i-have-so-many-different-voices-and-stories-to-tell/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

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