Thursday, September 25, 2025

Edward Albee on reading

 Was Edward Albee the greatest American playwright of the 20th century? Well, there's Eugene O'Neil and Arthur Miller, of course. But I like danger in the theatr, and there's no one mote dangerous than Albee.

“Read the great stuff, but read the stuff that isn't so great, too. Great stuff is very discouraging. If you read only Beckett and Chekhov, you'll go away and only deliver telegrams for Western Union.”

albee at desk



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Bonus quote:
“I don’t have ideas. I have people. They meet. Things happen. They are changed. Find out why these people are in your head. Eventually they’ll say: ‘Write me.’”

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