Chance Quote by Noel Coward

The playwright, along with any writer, composer, painter in this society, has got to have a terribly private view of his own value, of…

— Edward Albee

I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg.

— John Guare

A playwright, especially a playwright whose work deals very directly with an audience, perhaps he should pay some attention to the nature of the…

— Edward Albee

If the playwright is strong enough to hold on to reasonable objectivity in the face of either hostility or praise, he'll do his work…

— Edward Albee

To me, the job of a playwright is to explore and bring to light our lives. You can't hold back; you have to give…

— Ted Lange

I think I'll always be a better playwright than a pundit, but I believe that writers should be public intellectuals and that theater, even…

— Tony Kushner

Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be…

— Harold Pinter

Any play that makes an audience think out of the box, that makes connections to life and names our pain and by doing so…

— John Lahr

The writer's role is to menace the public's conscience. He must have a position, a point of view. He must see the arts as…

— Rod Serling

Shakespeare was very political, but he was also a fabulous entertainer. That's where his genius comes in as a playwright.

— Adrian Dunbar

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…

— Arthur Miller

Theatre can entertain, provoke, challenge, investigate, comfort and educate. It's arrogant of a playwright to think education is more important than anything else. Writing…

— Alistair Beaton