I like to write about teenagers because it's such an uncertain and dramatic time. Adam Rapp dramaticteenagertime Change image and share on social
When you're poor, you don't want anyone to know you're poor. Adam Rapp poor Change image and share on social
I don't see a lot of movies that portray the East Village as well as I think they can. Adam Rapp eastlotmovie Change image and share on social
I love plays that have musical moments. I'm not a big fan of musicals per se, but I love straight plays that have musical edges to them. I don't know if I will ever be able to structure a musical, but 'Finer Noble Gases' is as close as I've gotten. Adam Rapp bigcloseedge share on social
The biggest audience for Off Broadway is mostly coming in on a train - either Upper East Siders or Metro-North. I go to the theater, and everyone around me is over 50. How interested will they be in my kind of work? Adam Rapp audiencebigbroadway share on social
When you're making under-million-dollar films, it becomes so much about actors' availability. When you're using big actors for small films, you're in second or third position to the big monoliths. Adam Rapp actoravailabilitybig Change image and share on social
When I came to New York, I was really awkward. I went to military academy for high school, so I didn't have the socialization that most kids do. When I got here, I was five years behind everybody. Talking to women was weird for me. Adam Rapp academyawkwardhigh share on social
My work is always more emotional than I am. My characters say things to each other that I get accused of not being able to say to my girlfriend. Adam Rapp accusecharacteremotional Change image and share on social
When I work in the theater, you know you'll get this almost devotional, religious experience where you're breaking bread with everyone every day. Adam Rapp breadbreakday Change image and share on social
I saw 'Six Degrees of Separation' because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me. Adam Rapp brothercharacterdegree Change image and share on social