I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive, and I'm very fast. I tend to not write for a long period of time until I can't not write, and then I write first drafts in gallops. I won't eat right. I forget to do my laundry. Adam Rapp compulsivedrafteat 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
I hate the idea of sheltering kids from challenging books. It's just another form of conservative fear that promotes ignorance more than anything else. Adam Rapp bookchallengeconservative Change image and share on social
I would hope that the staffs at juvenile detention centers and reform schools are carefully chosen so that there is a community of support and hope. Adam Rapp carefullycenterchoose Change image and share on social
I just love working with actors, and I love working with writers, working with designers. I feel that I am just a storyteller, and whether I am wearing the director hat or the playwright hat, it doesn't matter. And the rooms I tend to be in are pretty democratic, and the best idea wins. Adam Rapp actordemocraticdesigner 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 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
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
One of the tricks to writing great plays is to get people in a room together and not let them leave. You want the tension to escalate. Keeping them there is the hardest part, so you have to take away any excuse for them to leave. Adam Rapp escalateexcusegreat 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