Essays Quote by Tony Kushner

The truth is that a lot of plays aren't political at all. In American theater history, political theater has tended to crop up when…

— Frank Rich

I do see myself as an old-fashioned storyteller. But there's always a touch of the political in my plays.

— Lynn Nottage

All I'm saying is that there are many different kinds of political theatre and many plays I greatly admire: 'Antigone,' 'Mother Courage,' 'All My…

— Harold Pinter

If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become President.

— Vaclav Havel

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

In fact, it is more interesting to play someone whose politics is not in sync with my own politics because then I have to…

— Rasika Dugal

I think that it's worthwhile to explore the ways in which you write the person that's writing your plays as opposed to simply assuming…

— Tony Kushner

I don't write political stuff. I'm sure I've made attempts, but I don't tend to write very topical things, either. I admire those people…

— Kyle Mooney

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

— Edward Albee

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

— Eric Bogosian

I'm a playwright who gets involved in movies when I'm not writing a play.

— Tom Stoppard

My life is not a political campaign. I just write about what is on my mind. I just play whatever I feel like playing.…

— Neil Young