Edward Albee ( 10 of 14 )
The thing that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all there is to it.
The thing that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all there is to it.
The gods too are fond of a joke.
The gods too are fond of a joke.
Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of read more
Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humour.
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humour.
I think there are perhaps four playwrights of the 20th century that we could not have done without: Chekhov, Pirandello, read more
I think there are perhaps four playwrights of the 20th century that we could not have done without: Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht and Beckett. If you've got those four, you've got the century covered.
What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.
What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.
The difference between critics and audiences is that one is a group of humans and one is not
The difference between critics and audiences is that one is a group of humans and one is not
A play is fiction and fiction is fact distilled into truth.
A play is fiction and fiction is fact distilled into truth.
I'm not suggesting that the play is without fault; all of my plays are imperfect, I'm rather happy to say-it read more
I'm not suggesting that the play is without fault; all of my plays are imperfect, I'm rather happy to say-it leaves me something to do.
Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance read more
Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly
