Playwright Quotes

155 quotes by 129 authors

Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a… — J. J. Abrams
A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant… — Russell Baker
Being a playwright is like the equivalent of doing a jigsaw puzzle that has 1,500 pieces, and it's a jigsaw of a blue sky. Not… — Lewis Black
I had the training at drama school where I studied Shakespeare and Brecht and Chekov and all these period historical playwrights and I think that… — Orlando Bloom
Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself… — Maya Angelou
I took a page from [the playwright] Wendy Wasserstein's book. She said 'I'm not a feminist, I'm a humanist.' — Sarah Jessica Parker
Do remember, though, that unless you're a playwright, the result [dialogue] isn't what you want; it's only an element of what you want. Actors embody… — Ursula K. Le Guin
As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand — Ethel Merman
Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are on our side!… — Howard Zinn
Eyeing the traffic circulating the lobby hung with bad art. Big invasive stuff unloaded on Stanley Bard in exchange for rent. The hotel is an… — Patti Smith
I don't want to be a playwright, I want to be a rock and roll star. — Sam Shepard
I do come from a theater background, where the playwright is optimal and king and you have to serve the playwright. So I am, of… — Skylar Astin
A playwright... is... the litmus paper of the arts. He's got to be, because if he isn't working on the same wave length as the… — Arthur Miller
During the shooting of a scene the directorâ€™s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the… — Akira Kurosawa
Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August stands… — Daniel J. Sullivan
Today we can say that at last the director writes the film. The image--its plastic composition and the way it is set in time, because… — Andre Bazin
It is Ireland's sacred duty to send over, every few years, a playwright to save the English theater from inarticulate glumness. — Kenneth Tynan
Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage. — Edward Albee
Screenwriting is a terrible way to make a living and I always try to talk anyone out of it. Until you sit in a story… — Amy Holden Jones
I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic… — Alex Raymond

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