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The most profound indication of social malignancy ... no sense of humor. None of the monoliths could take a joke.
Edward Albee
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Edward Albee
Age: 88 †
Born: 1928
Born: March 12
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
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Edward Franklin Albee III
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You gotta have swine to show you where the truffles are.
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The final evaluation of a play has nothing to do with immediate audience or critical response.
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I imagine as an axiom you could say that the better the play, the less creativity the director need exert.
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I think we should all live on the precipe of life, as fully and as dangerously as possible. Everyone should make the assumption that they're going through life only once. Tomorrow we die. Why not take chances, extend yourself? How awful it is when a person comes to the end of life full of regret.
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Good writers define reality bad ones merely restate it.
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I suppose if you simplify things, it's going to make it easier to understand.
Edward Albee
Musical beds is the faculty sport around here.
Edward Albee
You want to dance with me, angel tits?
Edward Albee
Writing has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about.
Edward Albee
All serious art is being destroyed by commerce. Most people don't want art to be disturbing. They want it to be escapist. I don't think art should be escapist. That's a waste of time.
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I said I was impressed, Martha. I'm beside myself with jealousy. What do you want me to do, throw up?
Edward Albee
Art is nowhere near as dangerous as it should be.
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The responsibility of the writer is to be a sort of demonic social critic -- to present the world and people in it as he sees it and say, Do you like it? If you don't like it, change it.
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Every writer's got to pay some attention, I suppose, to what his critics say because theirs is a reflection of what the audience feels about his work.
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A lot interests me - but nothing surprises me particularly.
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The only time I'll get good reviews is if I kill myself.
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All plays are social comment to one extent or another.
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First, I'll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn't work, I'll just kill him.
Edward Albee
I am pleased and reassured by the fact that a lot of younger playwrights seem to pay me some attention and gain some nourishment from what I do.
Edward Albee
Some writers' view of things depends upon the success of the final result. I'd rather stand or fall on my own concepts. But there is a fine line to be drawn between pointing up something or distorting it.
Edward Albee
