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> [Film is mostly a visual medium, and so the director has much more control in terms of painting pictures and painting a performance. For theater, the director does everything he can and then says, 'Out you go,' and the actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/film-is-mostly-a-visual-medium-and-so-the-director-has-much-more/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

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## More by David Lindsay-Abaire

> [“Nat: I don't know. The weight of it, I guess. At some point it becomes bearable. It turns into something you can crawl out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/nat-i-don-t-know-the-weight-of-it-i-guess-at-some-point-it-becomes/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [My plays tend to be peopled with outsiders in search of clarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/my-plays-tend-to-be-peopled-with-outsiders-in-search-of-clarity/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [Film is mostly a visual medium, and so the director has much more control in terms of painting pictures and painting a performance. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/film-is-mostly-a-visual-medium-and-so-the-director-has-much-more/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/the-pulitzer-has-nothing-to-do-with-me-it-s-more-about-people-s/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/class-is-something-i-know-about-i-ve-lived-it-every-day-of-my-life/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [I'm going to do whatever interests me. Look, writing 'Rabbit Hole' came out of an interest in diversifying my portfolio, frankly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/i-m-going-to-do-whatever-interests-me-look-writing-rabbit-hole-came/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [I don't want to work on a musical if I'm not the lyricist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/i-don-t-want-to-work-on-a-musical-if-i-m-not-the-lyricist/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/we-have-this-myth-that-if-you-work-hard-you-can-accomplish-anything/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [Having deadlines helps because people are constantly breathing down my neck, and tapping their toes waiting for pages. So I just have to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/having-deadlines-helps-because-people-are-constantly-breathing-down/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/i-m-just-writing-about-people-people-are-dark-and-complicated-i-m/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [So even the most unlikely events have to take place somewhere ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/so-even-the-most-unlikely-events-have-to-take-place-somewhere/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [Only assholes write plays about Nazis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/only-assholes-write-plays-about-nazis/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/i-dont-want-to-work-on-a-musical-if-im-not-the-lyricist/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [I've been pretty well treated by the critics, but the critics who didn't like my comedies hated them with an unbridled passion, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/i-ve-been-pretty-well-treated-by-the-critics-but-the-critics-who-didn/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

> [From a young age, I was rubbing elbows with a very different kind of person and social class, and I felt a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lindsay-abaire/from-a-young-age-i-was-rubbing-elbows-with-a-very-different-kind-of/)

[David Lindsay-Abaire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lindsay-abaire/)

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