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> [I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's an artist's responsibility to be engaged with the culture. And when the culture is going through turmoil, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-feel-it-s-my-social-responsibility-to-shine-a-light-on-areas-that/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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## More by Lynn Nottage

> [There's never any ebb in human misery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/there-s-never-any-ebb-in-human-misery/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [I think that human beings were incredibly resilient; otherwise, we wouldn't keep going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-think-that-human-beings-were-incredibly-resilient-otherwise-we/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the limitations of these people that are holding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are-backstage-and-producing-and/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [I am a storyteller by trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-am-a-storyteller-by-trade/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [The essence of creativity is to look beyond where you can actually see. I don't want to dwell in same place too long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-essence-of-creativity-is-to-look-beyond-where-you-can-actually/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [African American women in particular have incredible buying power. Statistically, we go to the movies more than anyone. We have made Tyler Perrys career.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/african-american-women-in-particular-have-incredible-buying-power/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [What I often do when I'm writing, if I can't find that story, I go out and I hunt for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/what-i-often-do-when-i-m-writing-if-i-can-t-find-that-story-i-go-out/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [Broadway is a closed ecosystem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/broadway-is-a-closed-ecosystem/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [Replace judgment with curiosity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/replace-judgment-with-curiosity/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [A play that forces us to question our moral responsibility to the victims of human rights abuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/a-play-that-forces-us-to-question-our-moral-responsibility-to-the/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [My fears about where theater is going - it's the Hollywood model, where people are chasing the almighty dollar and making commercial decisions based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/my-fears-about-where-theater-is-going-it-s-the-hollywood-model-where/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [The presence of a bed changes the way people interact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-presence-of-a-bed-changes-the-way-people-interact/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [I wonder: Would there be a black president if people hadn't already begun imagining, through film and television, that a black man is president?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-wonder-would-there-be-a-black-president-if-people-hadn-t-already/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [The great thing about 'Vera Stark' is that my research was watching movies, screwball comedies, so I could literally sit back and relax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/the-great-thing-about-vera-stark-is-that-my-research-was-watching/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

> [Before I start, I create a set list that I listen to while I'm writing. For 'Intimate Apparel,' I loaded Erik Satie, Scott Joplin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/before-i-start-i-create-a-set-list-that-i-listen-to-while-i-m-writing/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

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