Self Quotes by Katori Hall

Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress.

— Katori Hall

I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.

— 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…

— 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…

— Katori Hall

Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men.

— Katori Hall

Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.

— Katori Hall

I always say that I'm a writer who writes more from place than race.

— Katori Hall

You don’t know what’s going to happen in the end, and that’s what the best plays are.

— 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…

— 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,'…

— Katori Hall

It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge.

— Katori Hall

Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.

— Katori Hall