From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor.… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I'm a very lucky man. It's a beautiful thing for a writer, to see people allowing your words to enter their own… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I think I'm trying to write truthfully about life, and naturalism, or the way people normally talk in movies, is a convention.… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I'm trying to write truthfully about life, and naturalism, or the way people normally talk in movies, is a convention. The way… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
When I was first starting to write plays, I quite literally had never heard of the idea of studying playwriting. I wouldn't… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
All of my plays have puzzled some people, and I'm happy to say delighted a few, but a lot of people have… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I wrote my first play at the age of 10, 55 years ago, and I've always found it a fantastic relief to… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when I'm in a good mood, but… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I don't have an idea for a play until after I've finished writing it. I write first, and come up with what… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I started writing plays in around 1967, and at a certain point, I thought, 'I'm writing plays, I should learn about acting… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance? — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
As writers, we can't predict who might come along who might find our offerings valuable. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
In my mind, the plays I was writing were extreme examples of art for art's sake. I didn't necessarily think that other… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
But because we've all been readers, we know what the experience is like, and we hope that what certain writers have given… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very polite family, and I suppose my parents were both very polite, and from the time I… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
What I'm really involved in when I'm writing is something that no one ever mentions when they see any play. Writing is… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
You can go to a play that is enjoyable because it's funny, and then on the next night you can go to a play… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
The actor's role in the community is quite unlike anyone else's. Businessmen, for example, don't take their clothes off or cry in front of… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
My personal life is lived as 'me,' but my professional life is lived as other people. In other words, when I go to the… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
There's nothing regular about my life at all, really. I don't keep a regular schedule and every day is different. It's all rather chaotic. — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I am recognized a lot for 'Clueless,' but I am recognized a great deal for 'The Princess Bride.' I don't know... maybe everybody who… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I'm a very lucky man. It's a beautiful thing for a writer, to see people allowing your words to enter their own unconscious and… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
And my singing, I don't think I could sing Wagner or opera, but I could probably carry a tune. I was in a musical… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
I think I'm trying to write truthfully about life, and naturalism, or the way people normally talk in movies, is a convention. It's not… — Wallace Shawn Copy Share Image
