"Every play is rhythmic control. If you want an audience to go on a journey, it's rhythmic control. You're crafting when they lean in, when they push back, when they breathe, when they surrender. It takes you probably five to six minutes to build trust with an audience. A musical you can build trust in three notes. Boom, boom, boom, you're instantly seduced. So musicals have this easy potency, but generally, in my opinion, they waste them, because a musical is incredibly hard to do."

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George C. Wolfe

#Journey Quotes #Musical Quotes #Opinion Quotes

“There is probably no pleasure equal to the pleasure of climbing a dangerous Alp; but it is a pleasure which is confined strictly to people who can find pleasure in it.”
“True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind and body. The word flexible however never means weakness but something more like adaptability and openmindedness. Gentleness always overcomes strength.”
“When I am in a relationship, I donâ€™t wear lipstick at all. I hate the smearing, the retouching, the constant throb of phoniness as you surreptitiously check the damage in your compact between kisses. I wear lots of mascara to compensate, different colors so I donâ€™t get bored. When I am about to break up with a guy, he has full warning because I start wearing lipstick again.”

Source : Emma Forrest (2014). “Cherries In The Snow”, p.7, Bloomsbury Publishing
“My friend's granddad died of prostate cancer and it had a profound effect on me. So when I was presented with the opportunity to speak out, I had to take it. This is a life threatening issue for men; it happens every day. The more you know, the better your chances are of dealing with it if the worst were to happen.”

Source : "'90210' star Tristan Wilds poses nude in Cosmopolitan UK for cancer awareness" by Cristina Everett, www.nydailynews.com. July 08, 2011.
“Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.”

Source : SAUL BELLOW (1971). “MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET”
“My motivation is to be creative and have fun. You want to do something that keeps you on your toes the rest of your life and keeps you busy.”

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“I closed my eyes, put my right hand on top of the book, and passed it lightly across the cover. It was cool and smooth like a stone from the bottom of the brook, and it stilled me. A whole other world is inside there, I thought to myself, and that's where I want to be.”
“Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going to get any better. In fact, these days, cynicism is obedience.”

Source : "The Bright Green City". Interview with Arnie Cooper, www.thesunmagazine.org. April 2010.

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