Head Quote by Nell Leyshon

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of…

— Wallace Shawn

I believe the way to write a good play is to convince yourself it is easy to do, then go ahead and do it…

— Tennessee Williams

In playwriting, you've got to be able to write dialogue. And if you write enough of it and let it flow enough, you'll probably…

— David Mamet

I'm still very much a believer in the spontaneity of certain kinds of writing. But then you have to eventually, when you're writing a…

— Sam Shepard

I suppose, writing a play is finding out what the play is.

— Edward Albee

My plays are made up of long monologues, which is similar to prose working with the language

— Elfriede Jelinek

It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of…

— David Mamet

Why should I write a play? I don't have to write a play, do I? But somehow, I think that's what I'm here for,…

— Tom Stoppard

Sometimes the better the writing, the harder it is to play because you really want to service it. It's hard to be that quick…

— David Duchovny

I fell into writing plays by accident. But the reason I write plays is that it's the only thing I'm any good at.

— David Hare

To write a play one must be born a playwright. Otherwise, you're starting at a huge disadvantage.

— Edward Albee

Write plays that matter. Raise the stakes. Shout, yell, holler, but make yourself heard. It's time for playwrights to reclaim the theatre. We do…

— Terrence McNally