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Adam Rapp Quotes

When you’re poor, you don’t want anyone to know you’re poor Picture Quote #1

I think there is a complicated side effect to overcoming evil in that we are forever changed by it. I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion Picture Quote #1

What I’ve learned in the last few years is that I am merely a storyteller Picture Quote #1

I think, for me, when I direct my own work it’s just an extension of the authorship Picture Quote #1

I don’t put big concepts on my work, and it’s all often about keeping actors in a room together and not letting them leave Picture Quote #1

I think I’m a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge Picture Quote #1

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When it’s just a few scenes and a couple of actors behaving in a room, I feel very confident with that Picture Quote #1

I’ve been living in Portland for five months and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I probably won’t really know for years because that’s how it works right? You don’t really develop feelings about a place till you’ve left it. It’s like a girl or a dog Picture Quote #1

I suffer from and enjoy an incredibly vivid dream life. A lot of times there is a sort-of narrative and other times they are just funhouses of non-linear imagery and other scary stuff Picture Quote #1

In Chekhov, when people leave, a carriage is taking them away forever. The stakes are so high just for someone to make a simple exit. And now we have all this access to public transportation, automobiles and jets and the Internet; we’re so easily distracted, but the world is still designed to destroy you. It just happens quicker and faster now Picture Quote #1

I’ve never really felt that I’ve had the right hair cut, or had the right clothes Picture Quote #1

I have never successfully written in the third person. If there’s a rhythm or a musicality that interests me, I become obsessed with the character, and I just have this need to spend time with him or her. Sometimes I’ll be in the park playing ball, and I’ll hear a kid say something that I’ve never heard before. Sometimes one word can set me off Picture Quote #1

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I have to be entertained by what I’m writing, so a lot of my stuff has a goofiness or scatological quality. If these characters can entertain me, then I feel like I can deal with the darker or more serious stuff Picture Quote #1

I love plays that have musical moments. I’m not a big fan of musicals per se, but I love straight plays that have musical edges to them. I don’t know if I will ever be able to structure a musical, but ‘Finer Noble Gases’ is as close as I’ve gotten Picture Quote #1

When I work in the theater, you know you’ll get this almost devotional, religious experience where you’re breaking bread with everyone every day Picture Quote #1

I saw ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me Picture Quote #1

I was a jock in college and high school, but I didn’t hang out with the jocks. I was sort of a nerd who didn’t look like a nerd. I never really fit into any social set Picture Quote #1

The biggest audience for Off Broadway is mostly coming in on a train - either Upper East Siders or Metro-North. I go to the theater, and everyone around me is over 50. How interested will they be in my kind of work? Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like the sort of hierarchical, totalitarian type of room a lot of directors can find themselves in Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when I’m directing, the stage manager will have a good idea and that’s okay with me Picture Quote #1

I’ve never really felt good at the parties, but I have enough friends now that I feel social, I used to feel very antisocial, but I think the theater helps Picture Quote #1

I grew up eating hamburger helper, macaroni and cheese, and drinking lots of milk, and looked at lots of cows; but I feel like a New Yorker now, I’ve lived here for sixteen years Picture Quote #1

Whenever I’ve been in rehearsals, it’s really fun, there’s always laughing Picture Quote #1

I was a jock in college and high school, but I didn’t hang out with the jocks. I was sort of a nerd who didn’t look like a nerd. I never really fit into any social set Picture Quote #1

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I suffer from and enjoy an incredibly vivid dream life. A lot of times there is a sort of narrative, and other times they are just funhouses of non-linear imagery and other scary stuff Picture Quote #1

I saw ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me Picture Quote #1

I hate the idea of sheltering kids from challenging books. It’s just another form of conservative fear that promotes ignorance more than anything else Picture Quote #1

You have to escape to survive, as you must survive to escape Picture Quote #1

Fifteen years ago I killed my sister Picture Quote #1

We only have so much time... Time will kill you? it really will Picture Quote #1

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When you’re poor, you don’t want anyone to know you’re poor (Adam Rapp Quotes) I think there is a complicated side effect to overcoming evil in that we are forever changed by it. I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion (Adam Rapp Quotes) What I’ve learned in the last few years is that I am merely a storyteller (Adam Rapp Quotes) I think, for me, when I direct my own work it’s just an extension of the authorship (Adam Rapp Quotes) I don’t put big concepts on my work, and it’s all often about keeping actors in a room together and not letting them leave (Adam Rapp Quotes) I think I’m a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge (Adam Rapp Quotes) When it’s just a few scenes and a couple of actors behaving in a room, I feel very confident with that (Adam Rapp Quotes) I’ve been living in Portland for five months and I’m not sure how I feel about it. I probably won’t really know for years because that’s how it works right? You don’t really develop feelings about a place till you’ve left it. It’s like a girl or a dog (Adam Rapp Quotes) I suffer from and enjoy an incredibly vivid dream life. A lot of times there is a sort-of narrative and other times they are just funhouses of non-linear imagery and other scary stuff (Adam Rapp Quotes) In Chekhov, when people leave, a carriage is taking them away forever. The stakes are so high just for someone to make a simple exit. And now we have all this access to public transportation, automobiles and jets and the Internet; we’re so easily distracted, but the world is still designed to destroy you. It just happens quicker and faster now (Adam Rapp Quotes) I’ve never really felt that I’ve had the right hair cut, or had the right clothes (Adam Rapp Quotes) I have never successfully written in the third person. If there’s a rhythm or a musicality that interests me, I become obsessed with the character, and I just have this need to spend time with him or her. Sometimes I’ll be in the park playing ball, and I’ll hear a kid say something that I’ve never heard before. Sometimes one word can set me off (Adam Rapp Quotes) I have to be entertained by what I’m writing, so a lot of my stuff has a goofiness or scatological quality. If these characters can entertain me, then I feel like I can deal with the darker or more serious stuff (Adam Rapp Quotes) I love plays that have musical moments. I’m not a big fan of musicals per se, but I love straight plays that have musical edges to them. I don’t know if I will ever be able to structure a musical, but ‘Finer Noble Gases’ is as close as I’ve gotten (Adam Rapp Quotes) When I work in the theater, you know you’ll get this almost devotional, religious experience where you’re breaking bread with everyone every day. (Adam Rapp Quotes) I saw ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me. (Adam Rapp Quotes) I was a jock in college and high school, but I didn’t hang out with the jocks. I was sort of a nerd who didn’t look like a nerd. I never really fit into any social set. (Adam Rapp Quotes) The biggest audience for Off Broadway is mostly coming in on a train - either Upper East Siders or Metro-North. I go to the theater, and everyone around me is over 50. How interested will they be in my kind of work? (Adam Rapp Quotes) I don’t like the sort of hierarchical, totalitarian type of room a lot of directors can find themselves in. (Adam Rapp Quotes) Sometimes when I’m directing, the stage manager will have a good idea and that’s okay with me. (Adam Rapp Quotes) I’ve never really felt good at the parties, but I have enough friends now that I feel social, I used to feel very antisocial, but I think the theater helps (Adam Rapp Quotes) I grew up eating hamburger helper, macaroni and cheese, and drinking lots of milk, and looked at lots of cows; but I feel like a New Yorker now, I’ve lived here for sixteen years (Adam Rapp Quotes) Whenever I’ve been in rehearsals, it’s really fun, there’s always laughing (Adam Rapp Quotes) I was a jock in college and high school, but I didn’t hang out with the jocks. I was sort of a nerd who didn’t look like a nerd. I never really fit into any social set (Adam Rapp Quotes) I suffer from and enjoy an incredibly vivid dream life. A lot of times there is a sort of narrative, and other times they are just funhouses of non-linear imagery and other scary stuff (Adam Rapp Quotes) I saw ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me (Adam Rapp Quotes) I hate the idea of sheltering kids from challenging books. It’s just another form of conservative fear that promotes ignorance more than anything else (Adam Rapp Quotes) You have to escape to survive, as you must survive to escape (Adam Rapp Quotes) Fifteen years ago I killed my sister (Adam Rapp Quotes) We only have so much time... Time will kill you? it really will (Adam Rapp Quotes)

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