Drama Quote by Mandy Patinkin

English dramatic literature is, of course, dominated by Shakespeare; and it is almost inevitable that an English reader should measure the value of other…

— Lytton Strachey

“In reality there is no kind of evidence or argument by which one can show that Shakespeare, or any other writer, is "good". Nor…

— George Orwell

No two dramatists think or write alike. Ten thousand playwrights can take the same premise, as they have done since Shakespeare, and not one…

— Lajos Egri

What, if not Shakespeare, is open for interpretation?

— Kelly Asbury

What's great about theater and drama is it thrives on dialogue, and dialogue thrives on people with different points of view fighting for what…

— Mike Bartlett

The drama is not a mere copy of nature, not a facsimile. It is the free running hand of genius, under the impression of…

— Leigh Hunt

Anything one can do to provoke and inspire an interest in the works of Shakespeare in a young audience is fair game. Anything.

— Tim Crouch

“Real life’ does not speak for itself. It has to be turned into words, stories, and plots. It is only when these are lifted…

— Adrian Poole

In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to…

— Mandy Patinkin

No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.

— Anonymous

It seems that the hurdle you have to jump over is everyone's informed opinion. When you're a young playwright, you're probably too precarious in…

— Richard Greenberg

If by any chance a playwright wishes to express a political opinion or a moral opinion or a philosophy, he must be a good…

— Noel Coward