Ability Quote by August Wilson

A designer…has the true responsibility to give his audiences not what they think they want, for this is almost invariably the usual, the accustomed,…

— Lester Beall

One of the things you hope you've done as a playwright is create roles that can sustain different interpretations.

— Tracy Letts

Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.

— Katori Hall

If I weren't a theatre designer, I wouldn't be any other kind of designer. Design is interesting to me as it relates to narrative:…

— Christine Jones

I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create…

— John Guare

Creative people have to believe in the value of their work. If you don’t have any belief then you can’t give anything—designing is an…

— Peter Saville

I think that it's worthwhile to explore the ways in which you write the person that's writing your plays as opposed to simply assuming…

— Tony Kushner

“Design is your silent storyteller. The visual aesthetic you share with the world tells a story about the values you uphold. When your audience…

— Laura Busche

When I used to teach writing, what I would tell my playwriting students is that while you're writing your plays, you're also writing the…

— Tony Kushner

As designers, we are the interface. Trying to make things understandable. That requires involving oneself with what's going on in the world. One must…

— Ivan Chermayeff

What I do is interpret, not create. I may add elements and do something different. That is what is so incredible about theatre. Why…

— Kevin Spacey

We wanted to create an environment where if a game player enjoyed the 'writing style' of a particular game designer, he or she could…

— David Crane