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Lynn Nottage Quotes

I remain committed to telling the stories of women of the African diaspora, particularly those stories that don't often find their way into the mainstream media.

Lynn Nottage

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: 1964

Topics

Women Media Find Way Committed

America is still the No. 1 killer in the world.

Jeremiah Wright

World America Still Killer

Our electoral process has created perverse incentives that have warped our democracy and empowered special interests and a vocal minority.

John Delaney

Democracy Process Special Minority

If you are writing a story and trying to draw an audience to come and hear you tell it, it's got to in some way relate to them. Who wants to come and hear about your specific problems? It's not therapy - it's supposed to be a communal piece of entertainment.

Matt Damon

Writing Story Problems Trying You

I'm concerned about a lot of serious border issues. This book is about the border reality and the struggles of the undocumented worker.

Ana Castillo

Book Border Reality Serious Issues

I think one of the reasons I'm popular again is because I'm wearing a tie. You have to be different.

Tony Bennett

Think Be Different You Tie Different

I am a bit of a head-in-the-sand person as concerns things happening beyond the walls of my study. And I don't feel particularly guilty about that. I figure that my primary job is producing the very best stories I am capable of writing, and that is what I concentrate upon doing. That is within my control.

Mary Balogh

Best Job Walls I Am Writing Control

There are comedians who focus on everything that is external. They focus on politics and the news, what's going on in that city and that night.

Mike Birbiglia

Focus Politics City Night News Who

You can't show someone how to play the drums in six weeks, but you can point them in the right direction.

Mike Joyce

Direction Someone You Play Right

The geeks shall inherit the earth - I've always said that.

Cindy Morgan

Earth Said Always Inherit Shall

I'm very cautious about talking about how actors got where they got, as though there is in fact a plan or a way. There is no plan, there is no way, there's no sure set, there's no handbook, on how to get to be an actor.

Peter Jurasik

Talking Plan Actor Way Get Sure

It seems like I've always been singing, at least since I was 5.

Shelly Burch

Singing Always Seems Been Like

I have this burgeoning reputation for playing a scumbag.

Tim Daly

Reputation Playing