James Kirkwood Quotes

United States, Playwright
August 22, 1924 – April, 21, 1989.

James Kirkwood Jr. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American playwright, author and actor. In 1976 he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the Broadway hit A Chorus Line.

Also known as Author, Actor

One of the local reporters assured me Garrison would put in an appearance for the cross-examination, but as the courtroom settled down and the rear doors were closed, there was no sign of him.

James Kirkwood
I switched to thoughts of the play. It was by far the healthiest item to concentrate on. Rehearsals were only days away; there is something wildly exciting about a company assembling for the first time on stage. There is also something strangely sexy about it. I can't pin it down, there just is.

James Kirkwood

I sat on the concrete stump, collecting snow atop my dome, benumbed and befucked by my colossal overpowering lack of knowledge.

James Kirkwood
- Concrete
- Stump
I want out of the freak show and into the main tent.

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- Main
- Tent
- Freak Show
You better find out what you want in life, because that's what you're going to get!

James Kirkwood
- Life
- Better
- Find Out
I would have thought he would be there out of just plain curiosity. It was incredible that he was missing.

James Kirkwood
- Missing
- Curiosity