Ellen McLaughlin quotes

I'm an actor and a playwright, and I don't earn much. (Ellen McLaughlin)
The sensation of flying is incredible, and its such a miraculous notion to go into the air and see the world without delineation. View quote
Ellen McLaughlin
Not just my parents, but teachers, friends, mentors - a host of people are to be thanked for any success I have had, and a whole lot of just plain luck. View quote
Ellen McLaughlin
I don't do my best work while I'm in therapy. I'm too onto myself immediately seeing meanings in things and more likely to censor myself. I'd rather find images I don't understand. That's what generates the work. View quote
Ellen McLaughlin
The more you head into the maelstrom, the more vulnerable you are, of course. But it's what you owe to whatever gift you have. View quote
Ellen McLaughlin
I became frustrated early on as a playwright by a kind of smug smallness in modern drama. There was a lack of what I now understand as courage in the work of others as well as in my own work, and I found I was mildly amused or interested by such plays but not deeply engaged or enlightened. View quote
Ellen McLaughlin
In 'Angels in America,' I got to fulfill a lifelong dream. I was in the air eight nights a week for two years, and I just loved it. View quote
Ellen McLaughlin

Ellen McLaughlin

Occupation: American Playwright
Born: November 9, 1957
Quotes count: 7