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Terrence McNally Quotes

I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart.

Terrence McNally

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: November 3, 1938

Topics

Heart Best Yourself School Writing

If I moved, he moved. If I stopped, he stopped. It was a duel.

Jennifer Esposito

He Duel Moved Stopped

I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this global recession. Women are, we believe, the solution for their families in their ability to go out and increase household income.

Women Past Believe Think Solution

When I was little... I didn't relate to princesses. I saw Maleficent, and I just thought she was so - she was so elegant.

Thought She Elegant Little Saw Just

In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working.

Music Time Mindset Working Like Use

Everyone wants to see collisions, so I'm ready to give some.

Ready Everyone See Give Wants Some

I'm not good at keeping secrets.

Good Secrets Keeping

When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the end of the day, I guess that pressure is something I welcome.

Good Great Day Welcome Reputation

Good conductors know when to push and when to lay back. I've known so many great conductors that I'm still doing what I can to learn the craft of this role.

Good Great Learn Push Doing Back

Because I write prose, when I sat down to write a comic, it feels like my brain's working differently. It actually feels like different bits of my head are springing into action.

Brain Action Down Write Head Like

I write R-rated action dramas, and every year that goes by, that gets to be a smaller and smaller world you have to work in. You have to think of how to get the studio excited and sell them something.

Brian Helgeland

Work World Action Think Year You

Doctors and scientists, being part of that two-sex culture, have done everything they can to try to force people who are in-between into one of the two clear types. Intersex people themselves have also generally wanted to fit into one of the two clear categories; most are not interested in being in a 'third' type.

Culture People Done Try Everything

I always feel like I want to write a song when I'm really upset. And when I'm in an argument with my family, I go straight to the piano and just kind of take it out on the piano and get all emotional.

Family Song Feel Argument Want Kind

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