Some writers' view of things depends upon the success of the final result. I'd rather stand or fall on my own concepts. But there is a fine line to be drawn between pointing up something or distorting it. — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
In rehearsals I get so completely wrapped up with the reality that's occurring on stage that by the time the play has opened I'm not usually quite as aware of the distinctions between what I'd intended and the result. There… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
School curricula that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
When a critic sets himself up as an arbiter of morality, a judge of the matter and not the manner of a work, he… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
When people don't like the way a play ends, they're likely to blame the play. — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
In a democracy you cannot stop public access to that art that will most misinform the people. You cannot stop people from being misinformed.… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
When people can't abide things as they are, when they can't abide the present, they do one of two things ... either they ...… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
I know playwrights who like to kid themselves into saying that their characters are so well formed that they just take over. They determine… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
The greatest problem with Irish Wolfhounds, though, is that they don't live very long: their great hearts give out. A good deal of this… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
Writing has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about. — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
