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Stephen Karam Quotes

American - Playwright | -

When you're the artsy, weirdo, introverted outsider growing up, you don't fit into your community.

Community Growing Up You Growing Up

The best thing about being nominated in a category like best new play is realizing there were enough new plays to make a category.

Best Enough Play New Being Like

Without a conscious effort, all of my plays have all featured gay characters. I'm proud of that.

Effort Proud Gay Without Conscious

I think being gay has resulted in gay characters standing front and center in all of my work.

Work Think Gay Standing Center

I hope to be known as a writer who told the truth.

Truth Hope Who Writer Known

I think that I'm going to write a bigger thing, and then I end up writing about people, and the bigger thing recedes into the background, and hope that it's still there.

Hope People Writing Think End Write

I lived in a basement duplex on 96th Street on the Upper West Side.

Street Side Lived West Basement

I didn't quite fit in in any particular, specific way. I was a gay teenager who was into drama.

Gay Drama Way Fit Who Quite

Good actors can tell you more about your play than 1,000 hours alone at your desk.

Good Alone You Play Desk More

Everyone will always have ideas about how to make your work better. Everyone has advice about how to end your play differently. Start it differently. And it's not about right or wrong. At the end of the day, it's your baby, and you know what's best.

Work Best Day Ideas Baby Start

With 'The Humans,' I've found that because it's related to very familiar forms - the family play and the thriller, almost a genre-collison play - some people want it to be one or the other. Either less dark and more of a family comedy or a full-fledged thriller with blood and ghosts jumping out of closets. Everyone's taste is different.

Family People Comedy Dark Play Want

I think the best directors aren't afraid to ask questions.

Best Think Questions Ask Afraid

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