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You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.
Adam Rapp
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Adam Rapp
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 15
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When I kicked in the first TV a nineteen-inch Magnavox with wicker speaker panels it felt like the most perfect thing I had done in a long time. And there's nothing like the feeling of perfection that will inspire repeated behavior.
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I think I'm a little more daunted by when the machinery of the play is really huge.
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My life has been in shambles, like my personal relationships, my laundry, paying bills now I have someone who pays my bills and it's always been a challenge because it overwhelms me.
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I think because my brother was an actor and I just saw how he struggled through, I guess I'm sensitive to it.
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When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot.
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I've never really felt good at the parties, but I have enough friends now that I feel social, I used to feel very antisocial, but I think the theater helps.
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I think auditioning can be very reductive and I just hate how actors work really hard and most of them aren't going to get the job, and I hate putting them through that.
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