Canvas Quote by 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

Writing a play, you have to retain it all in your head - you need more time. With prose, you can snatch an hour…

— Nell Leyshon

You can make anything into a play for the simple reason that the human mind is one of the best writers in the business.…

— Morgan Freeman

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

For me, playwriting is and has always been like making a chair. Your concerns are balance, form, timing, lights, space, music. If you don't…

— Sam Shepard

Take some wood and canvas and nails and things. Build yourself a theater, a stage, light it, learn about it. When you've done that…

— Eugene O'Neill

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.

— W. Somerset Maugham

I am trying to write a play that is big and I feel represents me - that's my big ambition.

— Jack Thorne

I started writing plays, but the fact that plays don't last forever was too much for me to bear.

— Lena Dunham

It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I…

— Dan Castellaneta

I would like to write a play.

— Tim Rice

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

— Tennessee Williams