I don't think I've ever written anything even remotely naturalistic. The closest probably would be seen as 'Frankie and Johnny,' and that's only 'cause they eat a sandwich and make an omelet in act two. But it's a romantic fairy tale, and I'm very aware of that. I don't think it helps the actors in my plays to lose themselves in the reality of talking to another person. A good McNally actor always knows he's in a play with an audience.
I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart. - Terrence Mcnally
I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart.
- Terrence Mcnally
Write plays that matter. Raise the stakes. Shout, yell, holler, but make yourself heard. It's time for playwrights to reclaim the theatre. We do that… - Terrence Mcnally
Write plays that matter. Raise the stakes. Shout, yell, holler, but make yourself heard. It's time for playwrights to reclaim the theatre. We do that…
I may think I have inalienable rights to be alive and happy but I don't - life is a blessing. - Terrence Mcnally
I may think I have inalienable rights to be alive and happy but I don't - life is a blessing.
Technology promises to let us do anything from anywhere with anyone. But it also drains us as we try to do everything everywhere. In a surprising twi… - Terrence Mcnally
Technology promises to let us do anything from anywhere with anyone. But it also drains us as we try to do everything everywhere. In a surprising twi…
There are so many rules about play writing. I'd have a nervous breakdown if I followed them. - Terrence Mcnally
There are so many rules about play writing. I'd have a nervous breakdown if I followed them.
I like to surprise myself. I've always been attracted to projects where I don't know how they're going to turn out. - Terrence Mcnally
I like to surprise myself. I've always been attracted to projects where I don't know how they're going to turn out.
Whenever you think you're writing what other people want to hear from you, and that it'll be commercial, you're doomed to disaster. Writing has to be… - Terrence Mcnally
Whenever you think you're writing what other people want to hear from you, and that it'll be commercial, you're doomed to disaster. Writing has to be…
Work with good directors. Without them your play is doomed. At the time of my first play, I thought a good director was someone who liked my play. I … - Terrence Mcnally
Work with good directors. Without them your play is doomed. At the time of my first play, I thought a good director was someone who liked my play. I …
Young people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater. - Terrence Mcnally
Young people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater.
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