Art Is Nowhere Near As Dangerous As

When You Write A Play, You Make A Set Of Assumptions -- That You Have Something To Say, That You Know How To Say It, That Its Worth Saying, And That Maybe Someone Will Come Along For The Ride.

It Is A Lazy Public Which Promotes A Slothful And Irresponsible Theater.

I Have Learned That Neither Kindness Or Cruelty By Themselves, Or Independent Of Each Other, Create Any Effect Beyond Themselves.

Naturally, No Writer Who's Any Good At All Would Sit Down And Put A Sheet Of Paper In A Typewriter And Start Typing A Play Unless He Knew What He Was Writing About.

If You Intellectualize And Examine The Creative Process Too Carefully It Can Evaporate And Vanish. It's Not Only Terribly Difficult To Talk About, It's Also Dangerous.