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Lyle Kessler
American
Playwright
Best
Down
Earth
Escape
Going
Writing
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In the case of the 'Saint' movie, I did do some research. I visited a few shelters. But usually, my stuff just comes out. I don't have any control over that.
Lyle Kessler
Few
Control
Research
Visited
Out
Some
Case
Stuff
Over
Shelters
Saint
Did
Any
Just
Movie
I was born in Philadelphia, and I've tried to escape that city all my life. I end up writing plays that force me back to Philadelphia, at least psychologically if not physically.
Lyle Kessler
Life
Me
Writing
My Life
Back
All My Life
Tried
City
Born
Physically
Force
Least
End
Up
Escape
Psychologically
Plays
Philadelphia
'Orphans' reflects unconscious elements in myself that were, at the time, indigestible and butting up against each other in my psyche; issues I wasn't really in touch with but was trying to put into a dramatic framework.
Lyle Kessler
Time
Myself
Other
Dramatic
Framework
Touch
Unconscious
Put
Issues
Were
Up
Reflects
Trying
Psyche
Against
Really
Each
Elements
Orphans
As for Philadelphia, you know what it is like? Sink holes. You stand in the earth and it opens up and you're sucked down. I'm never going to escape Philadelphia.
Lyle Kessler
You
Down
Earth
Never
Like
Know
Opens
Sink
Up
Escape
Going
Holes
Stand
Sucked
Philadelphia
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