A writer has an inescapable voice. I think it's inherent in the nature, and I think that we don't control it anymore than we control what we want to write about. Horton Foote anymorecontrolinescapable Change image and share on social
I don't think I'll ever stop writing. I write almost every day. I'd write plays even if they were never done again. You're at the mercy of whatever talent you have. Horton Foote daymercyplay Change image and share on social
I've lived long enough to know things go in and out of fashion, and things not well received now can be totally reversed years later. Horton Foote fashionhavelive Change image and share on social
I've redone plays of mine and made changes. A play is a living thing, and I'd never say I wouldn't rewrite years later. Tennessee Williams did that all the time, and it's distressing, because I'd like the play to be out there in its finished form. Horton Foote distressfinishform share on social
My mother, twenty-two, was Harriet Gautier Brooks, named for her paternal grandmother, but always called Hallie. My father, twenty-six, was Albert Horton Foote, named for his father and great-grandfather, and I was named Albert Horton Foote, Jr. Horton Foote albertbrookcall share on social
I'm a social writer in the sense that I want to record, but not in the sense of trying to change people's minds. Horton Foote changemindpeople Change image and share on social
My first memory was of stories about the past - a past that, according to the storytellers, was superior in every way to the life then being lived. It didn't take me long, however, to understand that the present was all we had, for the past was gone, and nothing could be done about it. Horton Foote lifelivelong share on social
In New York, there are a lot of plays to see, and I try to see as many as I can. Horton Foote lotplayyork Change image and share on social
I so earnestly believe that prayer can be helpful and guide you and protect you and inspire you. I mean, I'm in awe. Horton Foote aweearnestlyguide Change image and share on social
