The arts reflect profoundly the most democratic credo, the belief in an individual vision or voice . . . The arts' belief in potential gives each of us -- both audience and creator -- pride in our society's ability to nurture individuals. — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
One of the things about what . . . I do - writing plays - is that a poll is not taken before you… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
anyone who writes plays is unbelievably persistent, because there isn't a need in the world for plays. Somehow you internally have to feel a… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
I really worked at becoming more assertive, and now none of my friends talk to me. — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
Personally I don't spend much time thinking about being funny. For me it's always been just a way to get by, a way to… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There's nothing wrong with… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
being funny is a way of being liked and a way of dealing with sadness. — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents. — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
No matter how successful I become as a playwright, my mother would be thrilled to hear me tell her that I'd just lost twenty… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
I very much write from characters. Those people start speaking, and then I have them in the house with me and I live with them. Then at some point, it's time to get them out of the house. You can only live with someone like Dr. Georgeous Teitelbaum from THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG for so long, and then it's time for… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share
“In the world of The Age of Innocence , a financial disaster or moral scandal would permanently exile a guest from the finest dinner… — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
