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Tony Kushner Quotes

I’m not religious, but I like God and he likes me Picture Quote #1

Real love isn’t ever ambivalent, Picture Quote #1

So I think I’ll say the obvious thing: theater is ephemeral. When a production is done, it’s gone forever. You can take pictures of it. You can make a film of it. But it’s not the production. It’s not the same thing Picture Quote #1

I think I’ll always be a better playwright than a pundit, but I believe that writers should be public intellectuals and that theater, even more than film, is a place of public debate Picture Quote #1

As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice Picture Quote #1

I don’t understand why I’m not dead. When your heart breaks, you should die Picture Quote #1

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It has always seemed to me that Barack Obama has studied intensely and learned a great deal from Lincoln Picture Quote #1

Accuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here’s my rule: Ask yourself, ‘Did this thing happen?’ If the answer is yes, then it’s historical. Then ask, ‘Did this thing happen precisely this way?’ If the answer is yes, then it’s history; if the answer is no, not precisely this way, then it’s historical drama Picture Quote #1

But I still read Shaw on a regular basis. What I love is the nakedness of the polemic and the irresistible good humour. For me, ‘Major Barbara’ is the greatest of all the plays in that it starts from the rational and proceeds to the ecstatic in a spectacular way, and leaves you very confused if you cling to Euclidean logic Picture Quote #1

I don’t write political plays in the sense that I’m writing essays that are kind of disguised as plays. I would really defy anyone to watch any of my plays and say ‘Well, here’s the point.’ Picture Quote #1

I go into any movie that’s historical fiction thinking, ‘OK, I’m here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it’s a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won’t even be bothered by the opinions. I’ll make my own mind up.’ Picture Quote #1

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I grew up in a small Southern town, and there were white people and black people. Coming to New York to go to Columbia, every time I went into the subway I was absolutely astounded because you see people from all over the world who actually live here - who aren’t just here as tourists Picture Quote #1

I had a dream, in 1985, I believe, when a friend I’d gone to school with was sick - one of the first people I knew who’d gotten the AIDS virus. I had a dream of him in his bedroom with an angel crashing through the ceiling. I wrote a poem called ‘Angels in America.’ I’ve never looked at the poem since the day I wrote it Picture Quote #1

If you [c]annot find your [h]eart’s desire in your own backyard, you never lost it to begin with Picture Quote #1

The primary thing I should do, apart from being a good husband, brother, son, and friend, is to be a citizen activist. But I’m afraid it takes away from the writing. Not that anything depends on whether I put an essay in ‘The Nation’ or not. But you want to participate Picture Quote #1

I’m fairly certain when I die that the obituary will say, ‘Author of ‘Angels in America’ dies.’ Unless I’m completely forgotten, and then it won’t say anything at all Picture Quote #1

I write everything with fountain pens. I don’t know why. I’ve done it since I was bar mitzvahed. I was given a fountain pen, a Parker fountain pen, and I loved it, and I’ve never liked writing anything with pencils or ball-points Picture Quote #1

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People shouldn’t trust artists and they shouldn’t trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it Picture Quote #1

You could argue that Barack Obama faced in 08 a situation as bad as any president since the Great Depression. What Obama inherited from the Bush administration, we all remember, was just an absolute global catastrophe Picture Quote #1

The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it’s ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they’re attacking the center of your being Picture Quote #1

Making movies is a very different experience in a lot of ways. It’s difficult when you’re used to owning the copyright and having a landlord’s possessory rights - I rent my plays to the companies that do them and, if I’m upset, I can pull the play. But the only two directors I’ve worked with are pretty great Picture Quote #1

One has to have a complicated kind of optimism. You can’t refuse to look at how horrible things are Picture Quote #1

Constitutional democracy has created astonishing and apparently irreversible social progress. All we’re interested in is talking about when government doesn’t work Picture Quote #1

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As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice Picture Quote #1

You don’t go to the movies to do historical research, unless it’s historical research about the movies Picture Quote #1

The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. It’s a 14th Amendment issue. There’s no argument about it Picture Quote #1

It isn’t easy, it doesn’t count if it’s easy, it’s the hardest thing. Forgiveness. Which is maybe where love and justice finally meet Picture Quote #1

You have to have hope. It’s irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think it’s irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of Picture Quote #1

I’ve never seen a great actor do a major role that didn’t cost a lot. They’re sacrificial animals of a sort Picture Quote #1

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I’m not religious, but I like God and he likes me (Tony Kushner Quotes) Real love isn’t ever ambivalent, (Tony Kushner Quotes) So I think I’ll say the obvious thing: theater is ephemeral. When a production is done, it’s gone forever. You can take pictures of it. You can make a film of it. But it’s not the production. It’s not the same thing (Tony Kushner Quotes) I think I’ll always be a better playwright than a pundit, but I believe that writers should be public intellectuals and that theater, even more than film, is a place of public debate (Tony Kushner Quotes) As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice (Tony Kushner Quotes) I don’t understand why I’m not dead. When your heart breaks, you should die (Tony Kushner Quotes) It has always seemed to me that Barack Obama has studied intensely and learned a great deal from Lincoln (Tony Kushner Quotes) I wish you would be more true to your demographic profile. Life is confusing enough (Tony Kushner Quotes) Accuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here’s my rule: Ask yourself, ‘Did this thing happen?’ If the answer is yes, then it’s historical. Then ask, ‘Did this thing happen precisely this way?’ If the answer is yes, then it’s history; if the answer is no, not precisely this way, then it’s historical drama (Tony Kushner Quotes) But I still read Shaw on a regular basis. What I love is the nakedness of the polemic and the irresistible good humour. For me, ‘Major Barbara’ is the greatest of all the plays in that it starts from the rational and proceeds to the ecstatic in a spectacular way, and leaves you very confused if you cling to Euclidean logic (Tony Kushner Quotes) I don’t write political plays in the sense that I’m writing essays that are kind of disguised as plays. I would really defy anyone to watch any of my plays and say ‘Well, here’s the point.’ (Tony Kushner Quotes) I go into any movie that’s historical fiction thinking, ‘OK, I’m here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it’s a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won’t even be bothered by the opinions. I’ll make my own mind up.’ (Tony Kushner Quotes) I grew up in a small Southern town, and there were white people and black people. Coming to New York to go to Columbia, every time I went into the subway I was absolutely astounded because you see people from all over the world who actually live here - who aren’t just here as tourists (Tony Kushner Quotes) I had a dream, in 1985, I believe, when a friend I’d gone to school with was sick - one of the first people I knew who’d gotten the AIDS virus. I had a dream of him in his bedroom with an angel crashing through the ceiling. I wrote a poem called ‘Angels in America.’ I’ve never looked at the poem since the day I wrote it (Tony Kushner Quotes) If you [c]annot find your [h]eart’s desire in your own backyard, you never lost it to begin with (Tony Kushner Quotes) The primary thing I should do, apart from being a good husband, brother, son, and friend, is to be a citizen activist. But I’m afraid it takes away from the writing. Not that anything depends on whether I put an essay in ‘The Nation’ or not. But you want to participate (Tony Kushner Quotes) I’m fairly certain when I die that the obituary will say, ‘Author of ‘Angels in America’ dies.’ Unless I’m completely forgotten, and then it won’t say anything at all (Tony Kushner Quotes) I write everything with fountain pens. I don’t know why. I’ve done it since I was bar mitzvahed. I was given a fountain pen, a Parker fountain pen, and I loved it, and I’ve never liked writing anything with pencils or ball-points (Tony Kushner Quotes) People shouldn’t trust artists and they shouldn’t trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it. (Tony Kushner Quotes) You could argue that Barack Obama faced in 08 a situation as bad as any president since the Great Depression. What Obama inherited from the Bush administration, we all remember, was just an absolute global catastrophe. (Tony Kushner Quotes) The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it’s ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they’re attacking the center of your being. (Tony Kushner Quotes) Making movies is a very different experience in a lot of ways. It’s difficult when you’re used to owning the copyright and having a landlord’s possessory rights - I rent my plays to the companies that do them and, if I’m upset, I can pull the play. But the only two directors I’ve worked with are pretty great. (Tony Kushner Quotes) One has to have a complicated kind of optimism. You can’t refuse to look at how horrible things are. (Tony Kushner Quotes) Constitutional democracy has created astonishing and apparently irreversible social progress. All we’re interested in is talking about when government doesn’t work. (Tony Kushner Quotes) As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice. (Tony Kushner Quotes) You don’t go to the movies to do historical research, unless it’s historical research about the movies. (Tony Kushner Quotes) The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. It’s a 14th Amendment issue. There’s no argument about it. (Tony Kushner Quotes) It isn’t easy, it doesn’t count if it’s easy, it’s the hardest thing. Forgiveness. Which is maybe where love and justice finally meet. (Tony Kushner Quotes) You have to have hope. It’s irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think it’s irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of. (Tony Kushner Quotes) I’ve never seen a great actor do a major role that didn’t cost a lot. They’re sacrificial animals of a sort. (Tony Kushner Quotes)

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