"Writing a play, you start with less, so more is demanded of you. It's as if you have to not only write a symphony, but invent the instruments as well."

-- David Ives

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“I didn't really have anyone in particular who inspired me or that I found fascinating as a kid. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties that I began to find people - and they were all historic figures - that I began to relate to and find some inspiration in.”
“Discipline imposed from the outside eventually defeats when it is not matched by desire from within.”
“As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors”

Source : "Working in Front of the Camera Keeps Me Alive'". Interview with Stephen Short, content.time.com. December 27, 1999.
“When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time.”
“I am a wife-made man.”

Source : "Who's Who in the Movies". Book by Leslie Halliwell, HarperCollins Entertainment, p. 242, 2001.
“I'm surprised I wasn't sent to therapy in the childhood to be honest. I think my parents must have gotten a kick out of it.”
“I think the play offers (white Americans) a different way to look at black Americans For instance, in 'Fences' they see a garbageman, a person they don't really look at, although they see a garbageman every day. By looking at Troy's life, white people find out that the content of this black garbageman's life is affected by the same things- love, honor, beauty, betrayal, duty. Recognizing that these things are as much part of his life as theirs can affect how they think about and deal with black people in their lives.”
“Conversation is the enemy of good wine and food.”

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