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John Guare Quotes

We’re all where we come from. We all have our roots Picture Quote #1

Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That’s the only way we can talk about paintings in this century Picture Quote #1

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word? Picture Quote #1

The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. and it’s about listening, it’s about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that Picture Quote #1

The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive Picture Quote #1

I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted Picture Quote #1

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I mean New York City is the financial capital of the world. It’s where all the money passes through, the Dow Jones, whatever, that’s where all the money goes Picture Quote #1

Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York Picture Quote #1

And it is always Easter Sunday at the New York City Ballet. It is always coming back to life. Not even coming back to life - it lives in the constant present Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play. It seems like spelling out mysterious, musical details can destroy a play by making the motivations too clear, too simplex Picture Quote #1

I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create what they need Picture Quote #1

I don’t think about taking a risk. I think about how far can I go. How can I make myself. What are the risks I must create Picture Quote #1

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You can’t kind of take away, you either do or you don’t. If you kind of take away something you’re a failure Picture Quote #1

You cannot write to resonate twenty or thirty or forty years from now. You only can write for that very day, but whatever happens is all gravy Picture Quote #1

There’s no American playwright after 1945 who wasn’t profoundly affected - who didn’t have their DNA changed by Tennessee Williams Picture Quote #1

Oh, I never use a seat belt. I don’t believe in gravity Picture Quote #1

The only riots were the people trying to get tickets Picture Quote #1

Avoiding humiliation is the core of tragedy and comedy Picture Quote #1

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Everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation. Between us and everybody else on this planet Picture Quote #1

The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry, of the way they come together. The way that extraordinary space is controlled and given such emotional force Picture Quote #1

I only do business with the people I do business with. The people I do business with find out I do business with the people I don’t do business with... I can’t do business with you Picture Quote #1

Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it’s about listening, it’s about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that Picture Quote #1

It’s amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday Picture Quote #1

The imagination says listen to me. I am your darkest voice. I am your 4 a.m. voice. I am the voice that wakes you up and says this is what I’m afraid of. Do not listen to me at your peril... The imagination is not our escape. On the contrary, the imagination is the place we are all trying to get to Picture Quote #1

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I believe that the imagination is the passport we create to take us into the real world. I believe the imagination is another phrase for what is most uniquely us Picture Quote #1

People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do Picture Quote #1

Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That’s the only way we can talk about paintings in this century 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

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We’re all where we come from. We all have our roots (John Guare Quotes) Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That’s the only way we can talk about paintings in this century. (John Guare Quotes) We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word? (John Guare Quotes) The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. and it’s about listening, it’s about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that (John Guare Quotes) The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive (John Guare Quotes) I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted (John Guare Quotes) I mean New York City is the financial capital of the world. It’s where all the money passes through, the Dow Jones, whatever, that’s where all the money goes (John Guare Quotes) Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York (John Guare Quotes) And it is always Easter Sunday at the New York City Ballet. It is always coming back to life. Not even coming back to life - it lives in the constant present (John Guare Quotes) Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play. It seems like spelling out mysterious, musical details can destroy a play by making the motivations too clear, too simplex (John Guare Quotes) I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg. I believe in a theater where the director and the playwright work together to create what they need (John Guare Quotes) I don’t think about taking a risk. I think about how far can I go. How can I make myself. What are the risks I must create (John Guare Quotes) You can’t kind of take away, you either do or you don’t. If you kind of take away something you’re a failure (John Guare Quotes) You cannot write to resonate twenty or thirty or forty years from now. You only can write for that very day, but whatever happens is all gravy (John Guare Quotes) There’s no American playwright after 1945 who wasn’t profoundly affected - who didn’t have their DNA changed by Tennessee Williams (John Guare Quotes) Oh, I never use a seat belt. I don’t believe in gravity (John Guare Quotes) The only riots were the people trying to get tickets (John Guare Quotes) Avoiding humiliation is the core of tragedy and comedy (John Guare Quotes) Everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. Six degrees of separation. Between us and everybody else on this planet (John Guare Quotes) The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry, of the way they come together. The way that extraordinary space is controlled and given such emotional force (John Guare Quotes) I only do business with the people I do business with. The people I do business with find out I do business with the people I don’t do business with... I can’t do business with you (John Guare Quotes) Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it’s about listening, it’s about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that (John Guare Quotes) It’s amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday (John Guare Quotes) The imagination says listen to me. I am your darkest voice. I am your 4 a.m. voice. I am the voice that wakes you up and says this is what I’m afraid of. Do not listen to me at your peril... The imagination is not our escape. On the contrary, the imagination is the place we are all trying to get to (John Guare Quotes) I believe that the imagination is the passport we create to take us into the real world. I believe the imagination is another phrase for what is most uniquely us (John Guare Quotes) People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do (John Guare Quotes) Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That’s the only way we can talk about paintings in this century (John Guare 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 (John Guare Quotes)