43 Quotes by Eric Bogosian

Ensemble is hard to do. It's like 3-D chess.

For a long time, my shows were about people walking out or about getting my gigs canceled or having the presenter not wanting to pay me.

The world intrudes in my brain daily. Since my brain is dripping with all kinds of stuff that's out there in the world, that I can't seem to be able to shut out, it has to end up being in my work as well.

I love playing other people's work. I love acting.

I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975.

I was definitely surprised when Talk Radio took off as a play. As a film it has become somewhere between a popular thing and a cult thing.

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

I'm always surprised by things that happen to my work.

I'm not hip, I'm not cool, I'm not glib.