226 Quotes About Theater

Everybody works according to his ability, some doing more, some doing less, but everyone ought to know whether he is doing good or harm. Artists are not released from that obligation, especially as there are no works of art which do neither harm nor good. If a book, a picture or a melody is accepted by a reader, a spectator or a listener, it means that the reader, spectator or listener has had his emotions stirred; and emotions must be either harmful or useful. They cannot be neutral.

If you are visiting the capital on a budget, the US Congress has a more successful farce exhibition than anywhere in the Washington DC art district and tickets are free.

Some people say Shakespeare should be experienced in the theater, not read. This is only the case for people with weak minds.

The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She writes a prayer, which is really just the longings of one heart.

Actors are all about entrances, but writers are all about exits.

That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.

Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.

Your boss takes a dim view of SEX?

My life written as a theater production would be considered a tragedy. My life written by the good times experienced, would be considered a fairytale.