Playwriting Quotes

21 quotes by 19 authors

One of the things he liked about playwriting as to any other kind of writing is that a playwright is a w-r-i-g-h-t, not a w-r-i-t-e;… — Simon McBurney
It's no use to go and take courses in playwriting any more than it's much use taking courses in acting. Better play to a bad… — Noel Coward
But when I got to SMU and decided to take a playwriting class, I said this isn't a bad idea. IfI write characters, they could… — Beth Henley
I've taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to tell a story… — David Ives
Playwriting isn't a calling so much as it is a hazing process. — Paula Vogel
I was a writer. I just wasn't a very good one. I was lucky enough to have a playwriting teacher who told me that I'd… — Liev Schreiber
What was once a cottage industry dedicated to the discovery and development of new voices and works has become instead the raison d'etre for many… — Caridad Svich
I've come to view screenwriting assignments as playwriting grants, because they provide a considerable financial cushion. However, they can also be extremely time-consuming. Film projects… — Donald Margulies
Brooke Berman's voice is utterly distinct, and her book, detailing her nomadic artist's journey toward both a successful playwriting career and a home of her… — Maria Dahvana Headley
Looking back, I spent a lot of time sitting in pubs when I should have been perfecting my playwriting. — Jez Butterworth
I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a… — Orson Scott Card
Playwriting, like begging in India, is an honorable but humbling profession. — Moss Hart
I find playwriting really painful. I love it, or I wouldn't do it, but I don't love the theater as much as I love movies. — Zoe Kazan
I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays. — Zoe Kazan
My mother was working on her college degree throughout my childhood, and being the youngest in the family, that meant being dragged to a lot… — Valorie Curry
I think that as a playwright, if I detail that environment, then I'm taking away something from them [designers]. I'm taking away their creativity and… — August Wilson
Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility. — Tony Kushner
For me, playwriting is and has always been like making a chair. Your concerns are balance, form, timing, lights, space, music. If you don't have… — Sam Shepard
When I got out of undergrad, I had a degree in theater and telecommunications. My first job, I was a news reporter for the local… — Suzanne Collins

Who Wrote These Playwriting Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 21 Playwriting Quotes as follows: