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
As much as I hate his movies, Oliver Stone has an aspiration I admire, and that is that he wants his art to be part of what makes and changes public policy and cultural practice. Tony Kushner admireartaspiration Change image and share on social
I had a dream, in 1985, I believe, when a friend I'd gone to school with was sick - one of the first people I knew who'd gotten the AIDS virus. I had a dream of him in his bedroom with an angel crashing through the ceiling. I wrote a poem called 'Angels in America.' I've never looked at the poem since the day I wrote it. Tony Kushner aidamericaangel 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
The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that 'Lincoln' is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, we've actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincoln's presidency that's somewhat original. Tony Kushner consensuscontributedemonstrate share on social
The work of artists is to find what's humanly possible - possibility's furthest reaches. Tony Kushner artistfarfind Change image and share on social
Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things. Tony Kushner dwellfablegay Change image and share on social
The computer, the noise of the computer feels like impatience. It's sort of the sound of impatience to me. Tony Kushner computerfeltimpatience Change image and share on social
If you know that life is basically going to be horrendously difficult, at best, and all but unlivable at worst, or possibly even unlivable, do you go on? And the choice to go on is the only thing that I think can be called hope. Because if hope isn't forced to encounter the worst possibility, then it's a lie. Tony Kushner badbasicallycall share on social
God knows I've had productions where there were actors in my plays who were making more money per week than I was. Tony Kushner actorgodhave Change image and share on social