Beth Henley Quotes

Beth Henley
American Playwright
Born: Aug 8, 1952
Class Me School Theatre You Your
Related authors: Arthur Miller August Wilson David Henry Hwang George C. Wolfe Howard E. Koch Lorraine Hansberry Lynn Nottage Sam Shepard
It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble. Beth Henley
Character You Trouble Out Outburst Something Having Emotional Like Get Whenever Interesting Really
In movement class, you had to lie on the floor and get your alignment in to pass the class. Beth Henley
You Class Lie Alignment Had Pass Get Movement Your Floor
That was always my inclination, to start on a new play before the other one gets done, because at least you'll have something to go back to if that play gets trashed. Beth Henley
You Before Other Back Something New Because Always Least Go Gets Done Inclination Trashed Play Start
I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness. Beth Henley
Own My Own Divorced Just Being Loved
I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money. Beth Henley
Theatre Money Tried Failed La Meant Start Raise
It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright. Beth Henley
Become Playwright Kind Enlightening
My fault now is making my plays too short. Beth Henley
Fault Too Making Short Now Plays
Plays are so much more special if they've never ever had a production, but I think you can really work on a play and make it better with each production. Beth Henley
Work You Better Think More Never Had Make Much Really Production Special Each Ever Play Plays
Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct. Beth Henley
People Pay Guinea Guinea Pigs Would Direct Somehow Directing Directors Pigs Got Five Listen Six Where Use Actor Watch
The impetus behind going to graduate school was a year after graduating from college spent in Dallas working at the dog food factory and Bank America and not having met success in my chosen field, which at that point was being an actress. Beth Henley
Success Food Dog School College Met Year Field Spent Having Point Factory Impetus Dog Food America Graduate Going Graduate School Bank Behind Graduating Being After Which Working Chosen Actress Dallas
The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi. Beth Henley
Christmas Alone Class Woman Writing School Dime Laurel About Mississippi Wrote Store Poor Worked Next Next Thing Who Thing Night
Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department. Beth Henley
Theatre Wonderful Had Methodist Off Southern Department Then Really Dallas University
You can't just go in there and open your mouth until the cast and director feel comfortable with you. Beth Henley
You Director Mouth Cast Open Feel Until Comfortable Go Just Your

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