Pretty much, the writer's in charge in theater. Of course you're in charge with the director, but no one can change your words. People can give you notes, but you don't have to take them. In Hollywood you take them… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
I'm not saying people shouldn't apply themselves and work hard. You do have to try to make your own luck. But I know people firsthand who worked incredibly hard, who were really smart, who never got into trouble, and still… — 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… — David Lindsay-Abaire Copy Share Image
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
