104 Quotes by George C. Wolfe

With actors, I have very close, intense working relationships with actors in theater.

When 'The Normal Heart' first appeared, the sense of urgency was so important.

A music serves truth up to you in a really interesting way that allows you to luxuriate in its beauty and, at the same time, to hopefully see yourself in its fragility.

My absolutely favorite time of working on a project is the time I spend not knowing what it is. Because the longer you live inside that period, the likelier you are to discover something new.

The worst thing when you're working is to say, 'I have a question,' and the other person goes, 'No! This is what it is.' That kind of rigidity is very challenging because musicals are constantly mutating.

You've got to make the rehearsal room very safe. You can't bully people, because if you bully people, they're going to freeze and lock up.

The best of any artist is in their art.

I absolutely love working on musicals, but anytime I finish a project, I want to move on to something completely different.

I came to New York to write and direct, and when I got here, a lot of my rage came out.