--- title: "10 Theater Absurd Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Theater Absurd quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Theater Absurd sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/adam-west-7088_absurd_look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-a_3230446.jpg" --- > [Look at 'Batman' - that was theater of the absurd, as is 'Family Guy.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-west/look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-absurd-as-is-family-guy/) [Adam West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/adam-west-7088_absurd_look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-a_3230446.jpg) > [ \[The UN should remain in New York\] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-koch/the-un-should-remain-in-new-york-because-every-country-needs-a/) [Ed Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-koch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/ed-koch-7928_absurd_the-un-should-remain-in-new-york-because_1060454.jpg) > [It's a wonderful thing to be able to make fun of yourself and to do it in a way that sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-west/it-s-a-wonderful-thing-to-be-able-to-make-fun-of-yourself-and-to-do/) [Adam West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/adam-west-7088_dignity_it-s-a-wonderful-thing-to-be-able-to-mak_1459306.jpg) > [I spent a lot of time in college studying theater of the absurd and Beckett and Genet, and then I spent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-gilpin/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-college-studying-theater-of-the-absurd-and/) [Betty Gilpin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-gilpin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/betty-gilpin-11935_actor_i-spent-a-lot-of-time-in-college-studyin_3198165.jpg) > [Theater is such an absurd thing. It should be made fun of. But it's also produced some of the most beautiful things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-gordon/theater-is-such-an-absurd-thing-it-should-be-made-fun-of-but-it-s/) [Molly Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/molly-gordon-5531_beautiful_theater-is-such-an-absurd-thing-it-shoul_937278.jpg) > [“Long before the Theater of the Absurd, Woolrich discovered that an incomprehensible universe is best reflected in an incomprehensible story. ("Introduction")”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-m-nevins/long-before-the-theater-of-the-absurd-woolrich-discovered-that-an/) [Francis M. Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-m-nevins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/francis-m-nevins-47510_absurd_long-before-the-theater-of-the-absurd-wo_802460.jpg) > [One thing I'm a big fan of is the theater of the absurd. That's what I come from, that's what I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/one-thing-i-m-a-big-fan-of-is-the-theater-of-the-absurd-that-s-what-i/) [Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/michael-shannon-9158_absurd_one-thing-i-m-a-big-fan-of-is-the-theate_1547082.jpg) > [We live in a time which has created the art of the absurd. It is our art. It contains happenings, Pop art,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-mailer/we-live-in-a-time-which-has-created-the-art-of-the-absurd-it-is-our/) [Norman Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-mailer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/norman-mailer-839_absurd_we-live-in-a-time-which-has-created-the_2400907.jpg) > [Last House offended a lot of people. The results in the theaters, even in Boston, reminded me a bit of things from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-craven/last-house-offended-a-lot-of-people-the-results-in-the-theaters-even/) [Wes Craven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-craven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/wes-craven-14012_absurd_last-house-offended-a-lot-of-people-the_3064152.jpg) > [“The theater of the absurd represented a contrast to realistic theater. Its aim was to show the lack of meaning in life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jostein-gaarder/the-theater-of-the-absurd-represented-a-contrast-to-realistic-theater/) [Jostein Gaarder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jostein-gaarder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24c/jostein-gaarder-676_absurd_the-theater-of-the-absurd-represented-a_3183991.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theater-absurd/#itemlist", "name": "Theater Absurd Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Look at 'Batman' - that was theater of the absurd, as is 'Family Guy.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-west/look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-absurd-as-is-family-guy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/adam-west-7088_absurd_look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-a_3230446.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/adam-west-7088_absurd_look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-a_3230446.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/adam-west-7088_absurd_look-at-batman-that-was-theater-of-the-a_3230446.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Look at 'Batman' - that was theater of the absurd, as is 'Family Guy.'” — Adam West", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. 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