"God knows I've had productions where there were actors in my plays who were making more money per week than I was."

-- Tony Kushner

#Play Quotes #Actors Quotes #Week Quotes

“The slowness of time, for a man who knows nothing will happen, is brutal.”
“What is needed now are increased efforts to promote youth participation and commitment; more services aimed at youth; more parental involvement; more education and information, using schools and other sites; more protection for girls, orphaned children and young women;and more partnerships with people with HIV and AIDS.”
“Nelson Mandela set his course a long time ago, and in word and deed, years of determination, sacrifice, and faith--he set a new standard in the likes of Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King, Jr. --changing the world and all of us for the better. I was one of those regular citizens watching when he made his first trip here after being released from prison. Amazing memories. I regret that I never met him in person. May he rest in peace”
“The giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a fever.”
“Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.”
“Every one of our congressional offices, every day, is under attack.”

Source : "Transcript: FBI director on surveillance of 'illegal' Internet activity". House Judiciary hearing, www.cnet.com. April 24, 2008.
“Always stand on principle....even if you stand alone.”
“All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many.”

Source : "Risky business". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2006.

You may also like:

Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Historian
Edward Albee
Playwright
George C. Wolfe
Playwright
Maurice Sendak
Illustrator
Mike Nichols
Film director
Roy Cohn
Attorney
Steven Spielberg
Film director
Jeanine Tesori
Composer