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Plays Quotes

You get attached to the way you write, and I’m attached to notebooks. That’s where I really write the plays. Just two or three pages at a time, then I transfer to the typewriter and rewrite while I type Picture Quote #1

There is no better indication of what the people of any period are like than the plays they go to see Picture Quote #1

Age plays cruel tricks on the human face; all our repressed feelings become visible on the surface, where they harden like a mask Picture Quote #1

I’m told I was acting in school plays when I was a tiny little boy at the age of three, so they must have seen something then. And even when I was practicing piano eight hours a day, I was still doing school plays Picture Quote #1

Every time I step in between those lines, I’m in the zone. If you get between me and the ball, you might get smashed a couple times. Things happen, plays happen Picture Quote #1

I definitely divide my life into decades. Almost every ten years, something in my work life has changed. My twenties were my journalistic phase, then there was my screenwriting phase, then I became a director, then I started doing some plays Picture Quote #1

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When I was in high school, I would perform every year in those plays and there was something I really loved about it. But I was completely unaware that you could sort of get into an acting career Picture Quote #1

By the time I was twelve, I had started my own theater company and was doing plays in the backyard and the front yard and all over the neighborhood, so, you know, I was definitely a lifer even back when I was 10 Picture Quote #1

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along Picture Quote #1

When I was first starting to write plays, I quite literally had never heard of the idea of studying playwriting. I wouldn’t have studied it even if I had heard of it Picture Quote #1

Ive been so spoiled in the theater, writing plays where I can just do exactly what I want and nobody messes with me Picture Quote #1

I’d love to do theater. I’ve done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing Picture Quote #1

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I don’t do plays without jokes anymore. I’ve retired from those plays. I think it’s bad manners to invite people to sit in the dark for two and a half hours and not tell them the joke Picture Quote #1

I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? Picture Quote #1

I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good actor Picture Quote #1

Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it Picture Quote #1

The film is the first art form capable of demonstrating how matter plays tricks on man Picture Quote #1

One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave. You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave Picture Quote #1

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Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics Picture Quote #1

It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge Picture Quote #1

It’s just a huge boost for us to have one extra playmaker on our defense. He makes so many impact plays and changes the game a lot Picture Quote #1

It was one of those plays in which all of the actors unfortunately enunciated very clearly Picture Quote #1

The real revelation of a player’s character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality Picture Quote #1

I enjoy going back and forth between plays and novels. It`s like having a wife and a mistress. Books are the wife; plays, the mistress Picture Quote #1

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The books are always there, just the way you wrote them. The plays often don`t turn out the way you wanted them to because in the theater, you`re always involved with collaborators and they don`t always see the work the way you do Picture Quote #1

By working hard, by making the right moves, you can create your own luck, I think. But certainly luck plays a part Picture Quote #1

At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself Picture Quote #1

I liked to act in plays when I was a kid, and then in college. But that’s the last time I really acted. I always loved it. But my interests were more in looking at the whole, rather than getting completely swallowed up in a single part of the whole Picture Quote #1

The crowd sometimes plays a tremendous role to give you wings and carry you to victory Picture Quote #1

You need to understand the batsman, where he plays his shot usually, which is his release shot, and then change the angle, vary the pace, line and length. You cannot always react after being at the receiving end Picture Quote #1

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You get attached to the way you write, and I’m attached to notebooks. That’s where I really write the plays. Just two or three pages at a time, then I transfer to the typewriter and rewrite while I type (Plays Quotes) There is no better indication of what the people of any period are like than the plays they go to see (Plays Quotes) Age plays cruel tricks on the human face; all our repressed feelings become visible on the surface, where they harden like a mask (Plays Quotes) I’m told I was acting in school plays when I was a tiny little boy at the age of three, so they must have seen something then. And even when I was practicing piano eight hours a day, I was still doing school plays (Plays Quotes) Every time I step in between those lines, I’m in the zone. If you get between me and the ball, you might get smashed a couple times. Things happen, plays happen (Plays Quotes) I definitely divide my life into decades. Almost every ten years, something in my work life has changed. My twenties were my journalistic phase, then there was my screenwriting phase, then I became a director, then I started doing some plays (Plays Quotes) When I was in high school, I would perform every year in those plays and there was something I really loved about it. But I was completely unaware that you could sort of get into an acting career (Plays Quotes) By the time I was twelve, I had started my own theater company and was doing plays in the backyard and the front yard and all over the neighborhood, so, you know, I was definitely a lifer even back when I was 10 (Plays Quotes) From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along (Plays Quotes) When I was first starting to write plays, I quite literally had never heard of the idea of studying playwriting. I wouldn’t have studied it even if I had heard of it (Plays Quotes) Ive been so spoiled in the theater, writing plays where I can just do exactly what I want and nobody messes with me (Plays Quotes) I’d love to do theater. I’ve done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing (Plays Quotes) I don’t do plays without jokes anymore. I’ve retired from those plays. I think it’s bad manners to invite people to sit in the dark for two and a half hours and not tell them the joke (Plays Quotes) I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? (Plays Quotes) I did one or two plays at school. Once I played a tree, so I never thought I would be a good actor (Plays Quotes) Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it (Plays Quotes) The film is the first art form capable of demonstrating how matter plays tricks on man (Plays Quotes) One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave. You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave (Plays Quotes) Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics (Plays Quotes) It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge (Plays Quotes) It’s just a huge boost for us to have one extra playmaker on our defense. He makes so many impact plays and changes the game a lot (Plays Quotes) It was one of those plays in which all of the actors unfortunately enunciated very clearly (Plays Quotes) The real revelation of a player’s character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality (Plays Quotes) I enjoy going back and forth between plays and novels. It`s like having a wife and a mistress. Books are the wife; plays, the mistress (Plays Quotes) The books are always there, just the way you wrote them. The plays often don`t turn out the way you wanted them to because in the theater, you`re always involved with collaborators and they don`t always see the work the way you do (Plays Quotes) By working hard, by making the right moves, you can create your own luck, I think. But certainly luck plays a part (Plays Quotes) At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself (Plays Quotes) I liked to act in plays when I was a kid, and then in college. But that’s the last time I really acted. I always loved it. But my interests were more in looking at the whole, rather than getting completely swallowed up in a single part of the whole (Plays Quotes) The crowd sometimes plays a tremendous role to give you wings and carry you to victory (Plays Quotes) You need to understand the batsman, where he plays his shot usually, which is his release shot, and then change the angle, vary the pace, line and length. You cannot always react after being at the receiving end (Plays Quotes)

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