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One is just an interpreter of what the playwright thinks, and therefore the greater the playwright, the more satisfying it is to act in…

— Vivien Leigh

As a playwright, I imagine that in one fashion or another I've been influenced by every single play I've ever experienced.

— Edward Albee

I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create…

— John Guare

For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I…

— Tom Stoppard

On stage, I have felt most fulfilled as a playwright, for everything I create gets to grow and evolve with collaboration from directors, actors,…

— Colman Domingo

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

“We are playwrights in that we spontaneously compose and direct dialogue, acting out various roles of a nurturer, an authority, or a character from…

— Jeffrey A. Kottler

An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a musician will…

— George Ogilvie

What I do is interpret, not create. I may add elements and do something different. That is what is so incredible about theatre. Why…

— Kevin Spacey

I enjoy all forms of writing, but playwrighting is what made me what I am. Not only working with the ghosts of Chekhov and…

— John Logan

I always have something big enough to say as a playwright. It's storytelling.

— Tanya Saracho

I think what helps me when I'm working on a play, any play, is the degree to which the writer has truly visualized, and…

— Jeffrey DeMunn