You can't legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your truth. Athol Fugard actconfessionexistence share on social
For you in the West to hear the phrase 'All men are created equal' is to draw a yawn. For us, it's a miracle. We're starting out at rock bottom, man. But South Africa does have soul. Athol Fugard africabottomcreate Change image and share on social
Theater will never, and never has, gotten audiences like film. But theater goes to work on society in a different and more subversive way. Athol Fugard audiencefilmsociety Change image and share on social
The things that converge in the writing of a play come from a complex of motives, a genesis shrouded in a certain kind of mystery. Athol Fugard complexconvergegenesis Change image and share on social
I think all of my writing life led up to the writing of 'The Train Driver' because it deals with my own inherited blindness and guilt and all of what being a white South African in South Africa during those apartheid years meant. Athol Fugard africaafricanapartheid share on social
The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody's got to tell the truth, you know what I mean? Athol Fugard actimportanttruth Change image and share on social
Creativity is very selfish. Scandalously so, in fact. Athol Fugard creativityfactscandalously Change image and share on social
A very close friend of mine keeps reminding me that since about the age of 50, I've been saying, 'I'm finished. I haven't got another one in me.' But somehow you do. Athol Fugard ageclosefinish Change image and share on social
Nobody can take what I love away from me. I would like to believe that love is the only energy I've ever used as a writer. I've never written out of anger, although anger has informed love. Athol Fugard angerenergyhave Change image and share on social
There are times in my 30 years in the theater that I have come perilously close to losing faith in the one form of action I have in this life. Athol Fugard actionclosefaith Change image and share on social
