As a playwright, you are a torturer of actors and of the audience as well. You inflict things on people. Tony Kushner actoraudienceinflict Change image and 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
A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and, in modern drama, Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart.' Tony Kushner cabindickendirect 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
You don't go to the movies to do historical research, unless it's historical research about the movies. Tony Kushner historicalmovieresearch Change image and share on social
In a way, film and television are in the same sort of traumatic trance that print journalism is. The technology has outpaced our comprehension of its implications. Tony Kushner comprehensionfilmimplication Change image and 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'm fairly certain when I die that the obituary will say, 'Author of 'Angels in America' dies.' Unless I'm completely forgotten, and then it won't say anything at all. Tony Kushner americaangelauthor Change image and share on social
I don't write political plays in the sense that I'm writing essays that are kind of disguised as plays. I would really defy anyone to watch any of my plays and say 'Well, here's the point.' Tony Kushner defydisguiseessay 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