Playwright Quotes

I was a privileged observer to be there when Celine Dion opened at Caesars Palace and then the second Gulf War started. It was an odd thing to see the impact both events had on Vegas. The place was riding high after Celine, but overnight, once war was declared, it was deserted.
I was brought up by a father and mother who were radically different.
I was interested in theatre, and the only experience that I had in high school was as an actor. But when I got in Conservatoire, my teachers would give me a lot of flack because I wasn't rehearsing my lines; I'd be doing stage management. I was interested in sound. I was interested in architecture. I was interested in every aspect of theatre.
I will always demand the right for theatre to talk about anything and anyone. Without exception. None.
I wouldn't be happy to be a specialist. There are some very interesting artists in history who refused to be nailed down into a category, like Da Vinci or Jean Cocteau. You could say Cocteau was a great poet but also a film-maker, interested in theatre, sculpture, and could never identify with any of these forms exclusively.
If Darwin's theories are true, then we have within us the physical memory of when we were fish or apes.
If you decide to work with the opera world, chances are there are going to be people who resist that.
If you're going to do a show about somebody who dumped you, it's much richer if you have three characters dealing with different aspects of that theme. There is more space for people to identify with it.
I'm a follower of people not necessarily connected with the theater.
I'm not good at doing show business; I'm a theatre person. I don't reveal anything about my life.
I'm not good at entertainment. I don't give myself to all the interviews, game shows, or talk shows.
I'm trying to tell history with a capital H through histories with a small h. It moves people, because you know in your own personal relationships, your own story, there's an echo to a much larger reality.
In everything I've done, I've always tried to make room for indigenous people, to include them.
In Grade 2, when we had to do a presentation in front of the class, I'd always do things about Ireland or Italy. I could draw maps; I could name all the capitals: I was completely drawn to other lands. I discovered with time that it's a thirst for other people, for otherness, for something fascinating and mysterious.
In Las Vegas, you confront yourself with your darkest desires, because they're all possible there.
In real life, I am not a lonely person; I have lots of good friends and am active socially. But there are certain aspects of my life when I have felt very alone, utterly alone, and one of them is when I am performing on my own.
It's obvious that any new show comes with its share of blunders, misfires, and bad choices.
I've always been a little scared of technology, which is why I explore it.
I've always had a passion for geography. Even at a very young age.
Making art in big cities is often frustrating and difficult. It's why artists are drawn to smaller places.
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