Yes, I am one of those people who feels that most of my work is adaptation of one sort or another. For me, it's a way to jump-start the engine. For example, some people use the technique of basing a character on a friend. They start writing with his or her voice, then at a certain point, the character takes off on his or her own. It probably no longer resembles the model, but it helped the author to get going. I find that's true of form, too. For every play I've written, I know what play I was trying to imitate. That helps me get going.
Now I see -- we are always most revolted by the things hidden within us. - David Henry Hwang
Now I see -- we are always most revolted by the things hidden within us.
- David Henry Hwang
We are all prisoners of our time and place. - David Henry Hwang
We are all prisoners of our time and place.
Consider it this way: what would you say if a blond homecoming queen fell in love with a short Japanese businessman? He treats her cruelly, then goes… - David Henry Hwang
Consider it this way: what would you say if a blond homecoming queen fell in love with a short Japanese businessman? He treats her cruelly, then goes…
It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about - David Henry Hwang
It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about
I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that. - David Henry Hwang
I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.
To me to write well is to battle stereotypes. To write well is to create three-dimensional characters that seem human. - David Henry Hwang
To me to write well is to battle stereotypes. To write well is to create three-dimensional characters that seem human.
I'm happy. Which often looks like crazy. - David Henry Hwang
I'm happy. Which often looks like crazy.
Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act. - David Henry Hwang
Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.
The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated, because a woman can’t think for herself - David Henry Hwang
The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated, because a woman can’t think for herself
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