Because Quote by Katori Hall

“I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them.”

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Because Black Black women Enough Frustrated Got Had Plays Roles Started Them Were Women Writing Young

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Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress.

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I always crave to see more stories about and by people of color, particularly new work by young black writers.

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Most of the time, when I'm writing, I'm writing for myself. I'm thinking, 'What will my character say at this time? What will come…

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I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer…

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Theatre is an exclusive place that tends to be dominated by white men, or dying white men.

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Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.

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I always say that I'm a writer who writes more from place than race.

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You don’t know what’s going to happen in the end, and that’s what the best plays are.

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We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm…

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I've had frank conversations with theaters who say, 'We love your play, but we've already done a play by another black person this year,'…

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It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge.

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Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.

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