Top 37 Quotes by Beau Willimon

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These are some quotes by American author Beau Willimon Playwright.

Richard III is not likeable. Macbeth is not likeable. Hamlet is not likeable. And yet you can't take your eyes off them. I'm far more interested in that than I am in any sort of likeability.

Richard III is not likeable. Macbeth is not likeable. Hamlet is not likeable. And yet you can't take your eyes off them. I'm far more interested in that than I am in any sort of likeability.

Beau Willimon

I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.

I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.

Beau Willimon

The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.

The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.

Beau Willimon

Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.

Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to go to Shakespeare.

Beau Willimon

The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.

The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.

Beau Willimon

The fact that slavery is written into the Constitution is about as entrenched a form of classism as you could possibly imagine.

The fact that slavery is written into the Constitution is about as entrenched a form of classism as you could possibly imagine.

Beau Willimon

There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.

Beau Willimon

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