Richard Greenberg Quotes

Richard Greenberg
American Playwright
Born: Feb 22, 1958
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Related authors: Arthur Miller August Wilson David Henry Hwang George C. Wolfe Howard E. Koch Lorraine Hansberry Lynn Nottage Sam Shepard
I do think the past changes at a slower rate. It sits a little more still for its portrait. Richard Greenberg
Past Think Changes Slower Rate More Still Little Portrait
When we watch a play under the standard circumstances, we've lost volition and time is passing. A still play feels like an existential threat. Richard Greenberg
Time Lost Circumstances Threat Volition Feels Like Still Passing Existential Standard Play Watch
The idea of a rupture between acts occurs in a number of my plays. Richard Greenberg
Rupture Idea Between Occurs Acts Number Plays
Frankly, seeing my plays with an audience is something I do with gritted teeth; I find the experience very difficult. I love the moment when you have just the dress rehearsal, when no one's there; that's kind of the peak to me. When people start filing in, I like to file out. Richard Greenberg
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You do think, if you have your druthers, 'I want to sort of be, not anonymous, but unknown'. But you don't have your druthers in life, do you? Richard Greenberg
Life You Think Unknown Anonymous Sort Want Your
It seems that the hurdle you have to jump over is everyone's informed opinion. When you're a young playwright, you're probably too precarious in your own technique to understand that when these seemingly informed opinions are contradicting each other, it becomes this paralyzing monolith. Richard Greenberg
You Own Young Playwright Too Other Everyone Hurdle Seemingly Seems Over Opinion Understand Becomes Opinions Jump Precarious Informed Your Each Technique
I think I'm a writer, and it's my job. People in other professions are expected to do their jobs all the time. Why shouldn't I? Richard Greenberg
Time People Job Think Other Jobs Writer Expected Professions Why
I want to be a playwright the way people are bank tellers. I want to keep doing it and have it go steadily and smoothly. Richard Greenberg
People Playwright Way Steadily Smoothly Doing Go Bank Want Keep
I'm sort of anti-Aristotelian. I want to get an entire life onstage while conveying a sense of how time feels, how unstoppable it is, and how we don't really know what's going on because as we're trying to weave, it's weaving us. Richard Greenberg
Life Time Sense Weave Entire Weaving Entire Life Onstage Unstoppable Feels Know Sort Because How Get Trying Going Want While Conveying Us Really
For some reason, 1968 is a touchstone year for me. I think it was the first year I felt fully conscious. Richard Greenberg
Me First Year Think Some Touchstone Felt Reason Fully Conscious

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