David Rabe

(1940) Screenwriter United States

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David Rabe is a screenwriter from the United States, best known for Hurlyburly.

Quick Facts About David Rabe

Born: March 10, 1940
Nationality: United States
Profession: Screenwriter
Notable works: Hurlyburly
Spouse: Jill Clayburgh

About David Rabe

David William Rabe is an American playwright and screenwriter. He won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1972 and also received Tony Award nominations for Best Play in 1974, 1977 (Streamers) and 1985 (Hurlyburly).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Tony Award for Best Play

Quotes by David Rabe

It was a roller-coaster process. For a long time I had no idea what I was doing. I wasn't writing with an…

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Coasters

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I get a sentence, an idea, an image, and I start. I don't know anything beyond it. I follow it.

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Ideas

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. . . I do think that deep down, a lot of my work is about people trying to make reasonable accommodations…

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Absurd

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“Murderers don't even know that murder happens.”

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Murder

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“Eddie: You don’t have any feelings at all. Phil: I don’t have your feelings, Eddie; that’s all. I have my own, they…

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Eddie

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“There’s little back roads and little towns sometimes I never heard of them. I start to expect the gas station attendants to…

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Gas station

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“I come in here and you gotta be here; I’m thinkin’ about football, and you gotta be here with your tits and…

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High

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“We melt; we tear and rip apart. Membrane, baby. Cellophane. Ain't that some shit.”

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