Pearl Cleage Quotes

Pearl Cleage
American Author
Born: Dec 7, 1948
Actor Love People Think Writing You
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we're falling in love. Pearl Cleage
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I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to be personally responsible for keeping our streets clean, our schools safe, and our houses peaceful. Pearl Cleage
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I think that theater is a unique way to communicate with people as they gather together with other people they may not even know. It creates a sense of shared community for the time of the performance that hopefully carries over into other aspects of the audience's life because they have shared this experience together. Pearl Cleage
Life Time Together Experience People Communicate Sense Community Think Other Way Carries Hopefully Shared Performance Over Know Because Audience May Theater Creates Aspects Unique Even Gather
Many times, what people call 'writer's block' is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is not up to the task of putting that idea down on paper. I think that learning the craft of writing is critical. Pearl Cleage
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Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that. Pearl Cleage
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As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us. Pearl Cleage
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I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors. Pearl Cleage
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I'm not one of those playwrights who says, 'Show up, hit your marks, and don't talk to me!' I always want to hear from the other artists involved, whether it's the director, the lighting tech, or the actors. Pearl Cleage
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When you're writing first person, all I can see and tell as the author is what that main character can see. Pearl Cleage
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I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists. Pearl Cleage
People Household Were Surrounded Up Very Grew Who Activist Activists Raised
I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet. Pearl Cleage
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If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes. Pearl Cleage
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I worked in Maynard Jackson's first campaign, and I remember the excitement we felt when he won. Pearl Cleage
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That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye. Pearl Cleage
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I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings. Pearl Cleage
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