I've been pretty well treated by the critics, but the critics who didn't like my comedies hated them with an unbridled passion, and then I would see these same people writing very respectfully about ordinary naturalistic plays. — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
“Nat: I don't know. The weight of it, I guess. At some point it becomes bearable. It turns into something you can crawl out from under. And carry around--like a brick in your pocket. And you forget it every once in a while, but then you reach in for whatever reason and there it is: "Oh right. That." Which can… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share
My plays tend to be peopled with outsiders in search of clarity. — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
Film is mostly a visual medium, and so the director has much more control in terms of painting pictures and painting a performance. For… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble -… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity. — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
I'm going to do whatever interests me. Look, writing 'Rabbit Hole' came out of an interest in diversifying my portfolio, frankly. — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
Having deadlines helps because people are constantly breathing down my neck, and tapping their toes waiting for pages. So I just have to work… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do. — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
So even the most unlikely events have to take place somewhere ... — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
