All Jerome Lawrence Quotes
- Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the… Blessing
- Don't have any opinions. They're bad for business. Any
- When you lose the power to laugh, you lose your power to think straight. Inspirational
- Is it possible to be overzealous, to destroy that which you hope to save-so that nothing is left but emptiness. Destroy
- Cynical? Thats my fascination. I do hateful things, for which people love me, And lovable things for which they hate me. I am a friend… Admired
- Thou shalt not steal the shekels of thine audience with a play which doth not let them know what the hell goeth on. Audience
- The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool. Everything Figured
- You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why… All
- Darwin was wrong. Man's still an ape Ape
- I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing. Answer
- I say that you cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only destroy. You can only punish. I warn you that a wicked law,… Administer
- All experience helps when you write. All
- The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written. Burning
- In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play. Inherit
- If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it… Better
- A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the… Air
- It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do. Joy
- The aftermath of the war is what inspired us to write many of our plays. The whole reason for our writing Inherit the Wind was… Aftermath
- An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. And the advance of man's knowledge is a greater miracle than all the sticks turned to… Advance
- All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still. All
- Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says,… Air
- A play is a passion. Passion