Kenneth Lonergan

I wrote a play once called 'Lobby Hero,' which I thought turned out very well, but there's no final version of it.…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I've reached a new level of closeness with a new friend when I can make a joke at their expense. That's one…

— Kenneth Lonergan

The world is really heading in a very dangerous direction, it becomes that much more valuable and important to go to the…

— Kenneth Lonergan

[With theater] you draw the audience into the room as best you can, and in film, you can draw them into the…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I like to let the actors work the way they want to.

— Kenneth Lonergan

When you're a man, you're often in situations where you have to decide how far you're going to go in an argument.…

— Kenneth Lonergan

Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I take it as a sign of intimacy and friendship when you feel comfortable enough with someone to have a little rough…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I actually think storyboards are great. I don't draw well enough to do them myself. I've only used storyboards a couple of…

— Kenneth Lonergan

You can shoot a film in New York without seeing the Empire State Building. Or Starbucks...although the latter is much less realistic.

— Kenneth Lonergan

I think the more dangerous and dire the political circumstances seem, the more you attach value to anything that shows you why…

— Kenneth Lonergan

Some actors really like to do only a few, some like Casey [Affleck] will do as many takes as there is electrical…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I was nearly a teen-ager before I stopped assuming that everyone I met was Jewish.

— Kenneth Lonergan

I grew up going to the movies, not watching them on television, so I'm still a bit resistant to TV as a…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I don't think fast enough on my feet in terms of the writing to change the script too much when I'm shooting…

— Kenneth Lonergan

It's not a character flaw to become an adult.

— Kenneth Lonergan

I trust my judgment when I think it's boring, dull, tepid and not interesting. That's important to listen to. And the same…

— Kenneth Lonergan

Teenagers all think their life is a movie. If you break up with someone or you have a fight, you walk around…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I feel like if you can describe something fully and accurately, then people will be able to see it themselves - they…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I'm always struck when I go somewhere I've never been before, especially if it's in my home town, by just how different…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I still haven't quite caught on to the idea of writing without dialogue. I like writing dialogue, and there's nothing wrong with…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I wanted to be a director first to protect my writing. I'm a playwright and you don't need to protect your writing…

— Kenneth Lonergan

Little kids grow up discovering the world that's shown to them and then when you become a teenager, it kind of shrinks…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to. And often seem to write about situations…

— Kenneth Lonergan

The world doesn't grieve when you're grieving. The world goes on about its business. You're having a good day and I'm having…

— Kenneth Lonergan