People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's very hard because I'm frightened - not frightened of writing a bad play, although that happens… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
I don't care what anybody says. Stick to the spirit of the play and you're doing it right. It's about embracing the spirit of the text instead of noodling some idea about things. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
Be bold. Envision yourself living a life that you love. Believe, even if you can only muster your faith for just this moment, believe… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God,… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
I learned that if we embrace what's happening, we are also embracing what is possible - and a road opens up for God to… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of a spaceship - the idea that black people are from outer space, there's a poetic truth to that. We are this vast people. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
The first time I went over to [my director's] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was pleased that… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
One could get locked in by the Pulitzer, thinking, 'This is who I am.' Doors open with it, but doors in your mind could… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
![“The first time I went over to [my director's] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was pleased that he reminded me of that. [He] understands the play [VENUS] intellectually and emotionally and the humor, the funny bone.” quote by Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/06d/suzan-lori-parks-20794_bones_the-first-time-i-went-over-to-my-directo_860136.jpg)
