I like to write about teenagers because it's such an uncertain and dramatic time. Adam Rapp dramaticteenagertime Change image and 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
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
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
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
I think there is a complicated side effect to overcoming evil in that we are forever changed by it. I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion. Adam Rapp changecompassioncomplicate 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
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
