Quotes about Plays

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I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all. — Shannon L. Alder
It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves — Arthur Miller, The Crucible
Never to be squandered.....the miracle of another human being. — Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss
Poetry, plays, novels, music, they are the cry of the human spirit trying to understand itself and make sense of our wor — L.M. Elliott, Annie, Between the States
Under the greenwood tree,Who loves to lie with meAnd tune his merry note,Unto the sweet bird's throat;Come hither, come — William Shakespeare, As You Like It
It’s easier for me to make sense of it that way than it is for me to face the other way—reality. And yet, those evil spi — Tim Cummings, ORPHANS
Listen, we’ll come visit you. Okay? I’ll dress up as William Shakespeare, Lucent as Emily Dickinson, and beautiful ‘Ray’ — Tim Cummings
This fellow is wise enough to play the fool;And to do that well craves a kind of wit:He must observe their mood on whom — William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
I leave the kitchen table to bathe, and to dress for church. If only my closet held on its shelves an array of faces I c — Tim Cummings, ORPHANS
In Hollywood, no one knows anything. — William Goldman
Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little. — Tom Stoppard
Opportunity plays a big role in having success — Sunday Adelaja
This is what it is to love an artist: The moon is always rising above your house. The houses of your neighbors look dull — Sarah Ruhl, Eurydice
Theatres are curious places, magician's trick-boxes where the golden memories of dramtic triumphs linger like nostalgic — E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
The rational reasons were all rationales for an underlying irrationality. — Kim Stanley Robinson, Antarctica
Hugh Laurie (playing Mr. Palmer) felt the line 'Don't palm all your abuses [of language upon me]' was possibly too rude. — Emma Thompson, The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film
GUIL: It [Hamlet's madness] really boils down to symptoms. Pregnant replies, mystic allusions, mistaken identities, argu — Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Even the world’s greatest actor cannot fake an erection. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
I, on the other hand, interrupt people because my thoughts fly out of my mouth. My handbag's full of rubbish. And I want — Alison Larkin, The English American