Tony Kushner Quotes

There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility.

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• There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility.

  

  Tony Kushner
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  • Fundamentals
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