"What motivated me? My mother. My mother was an immigrant woman, a peasant woman, struggled all her life, worked in the garment center."

“My job description is to enlighten minds, open hearts and create world peace.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com

“It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it done after so many years; because I wrote it and I didn't realize what a rage I was in.”

Source : "Expressing "The Misery and Confusion Truthfully": An Interview with Beth Henley". "American Drama" Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2005.

“In this uncertain world, the food is disposable. It is the wrappings that are permanent.”

“The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.”

“There is a backlash against me and everyone who has done buildings that have movement and feeling.”

“We think because we have words, not the other way around. The more words we have, the better able we are to think conceptually.”

“I think as an actor, it's very exciting when you have a really fully realized, complex, multifaceted character already established.”

Source : Source: www.hollywood.com

“The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward”