A play is basically a long, formalistic polemic. You can write it without the poetry, and if you do, you may have a pretty good play. We know this because we see plays in translation. Not many people speak Norwegian or Danish or whatever guys like Ibsen spoke, or Russian - yet we understand Chekhov and the others. David Mamet basicallychekhovdanish share on social
A play is fiction - and fiction is fact distilled into truth. Edward Albee distillfactfiction Change image and share on social
A play is much easier to maintain your personal life with because if you're rehearsing, you're working like from 11 to 6 or 11 to 5 and you get to have your whole morning and your whole evening. When you're doing the play, you have all day. Maggie Gyllenhaal dayeasyeven share on social
A play is not a play until it's performed, and unless it's a one-person play that is acted, directed and designed by the author, many other people will be deeply involved in the complicated process that leads to its performance. Terry Teachout actauthorcomplicate share on social
A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good. T. S. Eliot givegoodplay Change image and share on social
A play should have barely been rescued from the mess it might just as easily have been. Tony Kushner barelyeasilymes Change image and share on social
A play visibly represents pure existing. Thornton Wilder existplaypure Change image and share on social
A player cannot become a world champion overnight. To become a champion, a player has to sacrifice a lot and to devote much of his time practising and training. Jahangir Khan championdevotelot Change image and share on social
A player dreams of being a superstar, but he doesn't want people flocking all over him asking for an autograph. Dennis Rodman autographdreamflock Change image and share on social