You could argue that Barack Obama faced in '08 a situation as bad as any president since the Great Depression. What Obama inherited from the Bush administration, we all remember, was just an absolute global catastrophe. Tony Kushner absoluteadministrationargue share on social
Unions are susceptible to the same ills that befall all human societies. Tony Kushner befallhumanill Change image and share on social
If you have value as an artist it's probably going to be in your capacity to let things inside you get past things that are placed there to keep you from telling the truth. The more you see things as clearly and coldly as you can, the more value you're going to have. Tony Kushner artistcapacitycoldly share on social
There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility. Tony Kushner fundamentalirresponsibilitykind Change image and share on social
People shouldn't trust artists and they shouldn't trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it. Tony Kushner artartistfun Change image and share on social
Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration; in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution. Tony Kushner artartistcount Change image and share on social
I'm going to start work on developing a series for HBO, because I'm naturally given to episodic stories of considerable length. And I won't have to listen to complaints about how wordy and long my work is if you can watch it on your telephone on the subway: You can make it conform to your day as if it were a book. Tony Kushner bookcomplaintconform share on social
The primary thing I should do, apart from being a good husband, brother, son, and friend, is to be a citizen activist. But I'm afraid it takes away from the writing. Not that anything depends on whether I put an essay in 'The Nation' or not. But you want to participate. Tony Kushner activistafraidbrother share on social
I tend to be sort of quiet and shy and awkward in social situations. Tony Kushner awkwardquietshy Change image and share on social
The act of thinking and interpreting is so central to Judaism that it makes more sense that we've become people like Woody Allen - thinkers and talkers and drafters of law. Tony Kushner actallencentral Change image and share on social