Quotes by Playwrights

The notion of having your muse was not something that was built for women originally. That's not to say women don't have muses. I get muses in terms of actors or writers who inspire me, so I understand the concept. Abi Morgan
Me Women Inspire Say Something Having Writers Concept Terms Understand Built Get Your Notion Who Originally Actor Muse Muses
'Tender' is my most strongly autobiographical play. Abi Morgan
Strongly Tender Most Autobiographical Play
The world can make you very angry. Abi Morgan
Angry You World Make Very
I always felt a bit of a nerd, but my family gets me and my oddities. My kids and partner are way cooler than I am, but they let me in the room with them. Abi Morgan
Family Me Partner Way Bit Kids Nerd Felt Always Am Oddity Than Gets Room Them Cooler
My greatest love is my children, and they have inspired me to fight and stand up for the right things. Abi Morgan
Love Me Fight Love Is Right Things Inspired Greatest Up Children Stand Stand Up Right Things
I think there is a difference between connecting with a character and supporting and believing their policies. Abi Morgan
Character Think Between Supporting Policies Difference Connecting Believing
I'm quite interested in doing a film about fashion. As someone with no fashion taste whatsoever, I think it would be good for me. Abi Morgan
Good Fashion Me Think Would Would-Be About Someone Doing Taste Whatsoever Quite Interested Film
I like bowling with my kids at Shoreditch House. Abi Morgan
Kids Like House Bowling
I'm a cheap date. Abi Morgan
Date Cheap
Journalism and the news has become not only a means to debate but also to judge and deconstruct celebrity, the news story, and the emotional lives of political people. Abi Morgan
News People Judge Political Debate Become Only Emotional Journalism Also Celebrity Story News Story Means Lives
To be honest, if I was going to have any kind of fantasy, be it left-wing or otherwise, it wouldn't involve Margaret Thatcher. Abi Morgan
To Be Honest Otherwise Kind Involve Left-Wing Thatcher Any Going Fantasy Margaret Margaret Thatcher Honest
I definitely people-watch. I often see photos of myself with my children: I'm always in the background with my mouth wide open, looking somewhere else. Abi Morgan
Myself Somewhere Looking Mouth Else Background Definitely Photos See Somewhere Else Open Always Often Children Wide
I write an actual script rather quickly - a draft will take me two weeks - but I write a lot of drafts. My big thing is I don't re-read. When I write, I never re-read back. I'll send it, because if I re-read back, it will cripple me. Abi Morgan
Me Will Big Back Cripple Rather Weeks Write Take Never Re-Read Because Lot Quickly Send Big Thing Script Actual Thing Draft Drafts Two Two Weeks
As a main ingredient to the show, it has to have truth, represent truth, or else it won't last. Adolph Green
Truth Else Main Represent Ingredient Show Last
It's unfortunate we've never been just songwriters. Adolph Green
Never Songwriters Been Just Unfortunate
He really is terribly heavy going. Like running up hill in roller skates. Alan Ayckbourn
Running He Like Hill Terribly Up Roller Going Heavy Skates Really
You can tell a lot about a person by the people who work for them. Ann-Marie MacDonald
Work You People Tell About Lot Person Them Who By The People
'Fall on Your Knees' is really a story about secrets and family, and the idea that there are some stories or truths that need to be expressed. Ann-Marie MacDonald
Family Fall Secrets Some About Knees Idea Truths Stories Story Really Your Expressed Need
In terms of the secrets that imbue and underlie 'Fall on Your Knees', they were as much of a mystery to me as I was creating the story as they are to the readers. Ann-Marie MacDonald
Me Fall Secrets Mystery Knees Terms Readers Were Story Much Creating Your
I started my career as an actor, then morphed into a playwright who accidentally became a novelist with my first book 'Fall On Your Knees.' Ann-Marie MacDonald
Book First Fall Playwright Knees Became Accidentally Then Your Who Novelist Actor Started Career
I grew up moving around because my dad was in the Air Force - I think this has carried over into my work in that I like to hop around from one medium to another. Ann-Marie MacDonald
Work Air Force Think Medium Air Carried Hop Over Like Force Another Because Around Up Grew Moving Dad
Writing is my primary way of expressing myself. Annie Baker
Myself Writing Way Primary Expressing
I think growing up in a small town, the kind of people I met in my small town, they still haunt me. I find myself writing about them over and over again. Annie Baker
Myself Me People Writing Met Think Kind Find About Haunt Small Small Town Over Town Still Up Again Them Growing Growing Up
I'm really trying to stop setting my plays in this one fictional town in Vermont. Annie Baker
Setting Town Vermont Trying Stop Fictional Really Plays
The only thing to know is how to use your neurosis. Arthur Adamov
Only Neurosis Know How The Only Thing Use Your Thing
Passive pleasure is no pleasure at all. Arthur Adamov
Pleasure Passive
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