August Wilson Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I think people like musicals. And when done with a modern comedic sensibility, musical comedy can be the most efficient delivery of both storytelling and jokes.
-
I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical.
-
When it comes right down to it, whatever business you're in, you're in the people business. After all, people prefer to do business with people and companies they find likeable.
-
I started out a die-hard New Yorker but really grew to love working in Los Angeles. Even though I originally wanted to do theater, TV presented more opportunities for me, which led me out west.
-
Sometimes new voices have the most spectacular vision. It is uncluttered and organic.
-
Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884.
-
I'm not really a piano player, but I play enough to get away with it.
-
I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.
-
My daughter passed away in 2003.
-
A great number of the women are victims to falling of the womb and weakness in the spine; but these are necessary results of their laborious existence, and do not belong either to climate or constitution.
-
Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
-
When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
-
We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
-
I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
-
You want entertainment in general, every aspect of it, to be more of a reflection of the diverse world that we live in.
-
If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart.
-
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
-
My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.
-
We want young people to come forward with bright ideas; we want the women and men in our country to have jobs.
-
I'm going to play again. I will think and I will hope so. If I don't, I am fine with it.
-
So he with difficulty and labour hard Mov'd on, with difficulty and labour he.
-
That she saw through this ploy did not prevent it from working perfectly.
-
Television – a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done.
-
My plays are ultimately about love, honor, duty, betrayal.
