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Lynn Nottage Quotes

We live in a global society, and I don't think we can talk about, quote unquote, 'American themes' anymore.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: 1964

Topics

Live Society Think American Talk

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

Love Children Birds Long Heroes

In one era, it's hard enough to compare people. But comparing people of different eras... that's next to impossible.

People Impossible Enough Hard Next

I never write thinking, 'What would a woman do?' any more than I think, 'What would a man do?' It comes down to what would a solid detective do in these circumstances.

Michael Connelly

Woman Man Think Thinking Down Never

I think it's important to come from a humble place.

Humble Think Place Important Come

I think the Beatles are a lot of people's favorite band.

Miranda Cosgrove

People Think Band Beatles Favorite

I've worked with all sorts of random people - everybody from Metallica to Britney Spears to Ozzy Osbourne to Michael Jackson to the Beastie Boys. I've got a really strange CV. It's interesting - I work with a lot of these disparate, different people to learn what it's like to work with random people.

Work People Random Learn Interesting

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Anger More Hurtful Us Injury Than

I had never really thought about acting as art. You know, growing up in Youngstown, the Rust Belt of the world, it was always just a form of entertainment. Finally seeing it as an art form, I fell in love with it. So I moved out to California, never having visited before.

Love Art Growing Up World Thought

I was always taught about the importance of giving back and helping those less fortunate. I think it's also incredibly rewarding.

Think Giving Back Giving Back Always

You can't just think up a move in your head and go, 'Okay, I'll just pick somebody up, and I'm just going to throw them backwards into the post.' You have to think, 'Would you want someone to do the same thing to you?'

Think Someone You Go Want Okay

I also think we live in a competitive world, and I love competition.

Love Live Competition World Think

In college, I think I probably positioned myself as an aspiring writer, meaning I dressed sort of extravagantly and adopted all the semi-Byronic affectations, as if I were writing, although I wasn't actually doing any writing.

Anthony Bourdain

Myself College Writing Think Doing

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