People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's very hard because I'm frightened - not frightened of writing a bad play, although that happens often with me. I'm frightened of encountering the wilderness of my own spirit, which is always , no matter how many plays I write, a new and uncharted place. Every day when I sit down to write, I can't remember how it's done.
Youre only yourself when no ones watching! - Suzan-Lori Parks
Youre only yourself when no ones watching!
- Suzan-Lori Parks
The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God, or whatever you … - Suzan-Lori Parks
The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God, or whatever you …
People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's very hard because I'm frightened - n… - Suzan-Lori Parks
People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's very hard because I'm frightened - n…
I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I should work toward a … - Suzan-Lori Parks
I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I should work toward a …
Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history. - Suzan-Lori Parks
Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.
Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth. - Suzan-Lori Parks
Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth.
Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion. - Suzan-Lori Parks
Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.
Some people think I am an issue-oriented writer, but I've never said to myself, I'm gong to write about such-and-such an issue - that would make for … - Suzan-Lori Parks
Some people think I am an issue-oriented writer, but I've never said to myself, I'm gong to write about such-and-such an issue - that would make for …
I love beautiful black-and-white movies - anything Bette Davis, especially Now, Voyager, Casablanca, Mildred Pierce; anything by Orson Welles, Truffa… - Suzan-Lori Parks
I love beautiful black-and-white movies - anything Bette Davis, especially Now, Voyager, Casablanca, Mildred Pierce; anything by Orson Welles, Truffa…
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