60 Quotes by Beth Henley

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.

But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright

It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it done after so many years; because I wrote it and I didn't realize what a rage I was in.

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.

I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays

Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and she put me in an acting class.

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays

I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money

You can't just go in there and open your mouth until the cast and director feel comfortable with you.