"I go to the theatre expecting to have a good time. I want each play and performance to take me somewhere. Naturally, this doesn't always happen."

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Source : "Questions for John Lahr". www.newyorker.com. January 23, 2009.

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“I didn't want to break with my family. I wasn't about to make waves. But I had this feeling I wanted to do something that I liked to do. Acting's what I liked to do most. There must have been a moment when I felt, 'Oh, my God, I like this and what am I going to do about it?”
“We [India in 70s] certainly were capable of producing eight to ten bombs, at a cost of about $250,000 each; and we had Boeing 707s to deliver them if we needed it, so I think we had a crude capability already at that time.”
“A rising tide raises all boats, but you need a boat to rise with the tide. What does he who does not have a boat do?”
“Moral cowardice at the expense of the vulnerable unborn is both wrong and pathetic.”
“You don't need a scale to tell you whether you're allowed to like yourself today. You are. You belong here. No matter what you weigh, you deserve joy and happiness.”
“Someone asked me, 'Do you pray for the dead?' I said, 'No, I preach to them! I think every pew in every church is death row. Think about that! They're dead! They sing about God; they talk about God, but they're dead! They have no living relationship (with God).”
“Today's symphonic music is sponsored by the upper structures of society.”
“Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty.”

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