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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.

~David Lindsay-Abaire

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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.

~David Lindsay-Abaire

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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.

~David Lindsay-Abaire

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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.

~David Lindsay-Abaire

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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.

~David Lindsay-Abaire

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: November 30th, 1969

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