David Lindsay-Abaire quotes

From a young age, I was rubbing elbows with a very different kind of person and social class, and I felt a lot of tension and conflict in my identity because of that. (David Lindsay-Abaire)
The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me. View quote
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I'm going to do whatever interests me. Look, writing 'Rabbit Hole' came out of an interest in diversifying my portfolio, frankly. View quote
David Lindsay-Abaire
We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't think that's true. It's true for a lot of people, but you need other things to succeed. You need luck, you need opportunity, and you need the life skills to recognize what an opportunity is. View quote
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I've worked really hard, but I know people who have worked even harder but didn't have the chances I've had. View quote
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I dont want to work on a musical if Im not the lyricist. View quote
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Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity. View quote
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I didn't go into 'Rabbit Hole' wanting to write about class. I think because of who I am it somehow found its way into it. View quote
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With studio work, I'm always the bottom man on the totem pole. View quote
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Film is mostly a visual medium, and so the director has much more control in terms of painting pictures and painting a performance. For theater, the director does everything he can and then says, 'Out you go,' and the actors are in charge of that stage every night. View quote
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I've been pretty well treated by the critics, but the critics who didn't like my comedies hated them with an unbridled passion, and then I would see these same people writing very respectfully about ordinary naturalistic plays. (David Lindsay-Abaire)
I'm not saying people shouldn't apply themselves and work hard. You do have to try to make your own luck. But I know people firsthand who worked incredibly hard, who were really smart, who never got into trouble, and still didn't get a break. View quote
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I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do. View quote
David Lindsay-Abaire