Barbara Stanwyck movies drove me nuts, like 'Ball of Fire' and 'Double Indemnity.' I used to go cuckoo when I would see those films. Richard LaGravenese ballbarbaracuckoo Change image and share on social
'The Last Five Years' was a musical in 2002, and it's a deconstruction of a marriage. Richard LaGravenese deconstructionmarriagemusical Change image and share on social
The territory has changed, and a lot of really good actors want to do cable series, but they don't necessarily want to do network TV and make the commitment of 22 episodes or whatever. They find that the liberties and the creative freedoms that you get in cable is more interesting to them than the censorship of a network show. Richard LaGravenese actorcablecensorship share on social
A friend of mine from college is married to Neil Levy, who started on 'Saturday Night Live' in the early days and is a really great guy and funny writer. Richard LaGravenese collegedayearly Change image and share on social
My true nature, I believe, is writing. Richard LaGravenese naturetruewrite Change image and share on social
How do you survive living in a cell knowing you are innocent? Many of those exonerated whom I have met seem to have a more benign, grateful attitude toward life than those of us who walk free. Many find a religious or spiritual stronghold. Richard LaGravenese attitudebenigncell share on social
I always thought that if you don't feel the breath in the actors' bodies, you lose all the intimacy and truth. Richard LaGravenese actorbodybreath Change image and share on social
I had to audition as an actor, and I got so tired of doing the same monologues over and over, so I started writing my own, and then I started selling them to other actors. Richard LaGravenese actorauditionmonologue Change image and share on social
When I was young, I had two older sisters, and since I was the youngest in my family, my mom took me around with her all the time. I was forever with her when she was having coffee in the middle of the afternoon with her three sisters. And they would talk about men. I absorbed a lot of that. Richard LaGravenese absorbafternooncoffee share on social
I just really have an affinity for women. Watching them go through journeys is more interesting to me than watching men. Richard LaGravenese affinityinterestjourney Change image and share on social