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The work of artists is to find what's humanly possible - possibility's furthest reaches.
Tony Kushner
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Tony Kushner
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 16
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Anthony Robert Kushner
Anthony R. Kushner
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There are two strains, I think, in American playwriting, of importance. One is traditional narrative realism, which is definitely my strain, and then the other great contribution is American musical theater, which is a whole other kettle of fish.
Tony Kushner
People shouldn't trust artists and they shouldn't trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it.
Tony Kushner
I go into any movie that's historical fiction thinking, 'OK, I'm here to watch a work of art, something delivering a series of opinions, and if it's a good work of art, these opinions become so deeply embedded in complexity and richness that I won't even be bothered by the opinions. I'll make my own mind up.'
Tony Kushner
Theatre for a New Audience is one of America's most admirable and exciting theatre companites...some of the best acted and directed work to be found on American stages, engaging with the canon of world dramatic literature in a vigorous way.
Tony Kushner
God knows I've had productions where there were actors in my plays who were making more money per week than I was.
Tony Kushner
It has always seemed to me that Barack Obama has studied intensely and learned a great deal from Lincoln.
Tony Kushner
One of the things I love about my job as a playwright or as a screenwriter is that I get to do a lot of research and a lot of thinking and taking a lot of notes before I turn it in.
Tony Kushner
If you [c]annot find your [h]eart's desire in your own backyard, you never lost it to begin with
Tony Kushner
The primary thing I should do, apart from being a good husband, brother, son, and friend, is to be a citizen activist. But I'm afraid it takes away from the writing. Not that anything depends on whether I put an essay in 'The Nation' or not. But you want to participate.
Tony Kushner
I tend to be sort of quiet and shy and awkward in social situations.
Tony Kushner
In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead.
Tony Kushner
Unions are susceptible to the same ills that befall all human societies.
Tony Kushner
Gay TV has been immensely important in transforming American culture in a more gay-positive direction.
Tony Kushner
Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.
Tony Kushner
I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities.
Tony Kushner
The kind of theater that I do is sort of ‘narrative realism,’ which I think in the broadest sense is legitimate to say is mainstream. I mean, in a certain sense, Suzan-Lori's plays have had mainstream levels of success. But Suzan-Lori is in some ways not a narrative realist.
Tony Kushner
It's the fear of what comes after the doing that makes the doing hard to do.
Tony Kushner
The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that 'Lincoln' is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, we've actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincoln's presidency that's somewhat original.
Tony Kushner
There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility.
Tony Kushner
A play should have barely been rescued from the mess it might just as easily have been.
Tony Kushner