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Often my characters don't know what the issues of the play are. They think they're doing one thing, but something else is actually orchestrating their lives.

~David Rabe

Topics: Actually Characters Doing Else Issues Know Lives Often One Thing Play Something Something Else Thing Think

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My writing was liberated once I abandoned acting.

~David Rabe

Topics: Abandoned Acting Liberated Once Writing

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I never found a professional environment that made the production of plays efficient. Teamwork is demanded, but there are very few teams.

~David Rabe

Topics: Demanded Efficient Environment Few Found Made Never Plays Production Professional Teams Teamwork Very

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There's no demand for a body of work, though writers will be criticized for not having produced one.

~David Rabe

Topics: Body Criticized Demand Having Produced Though Will Work Writers

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Sometimes it's learning how the play wants to function rather than imposing something on it. For me, that's the thrill in directing.

~David Rabe

Topics: Directing Function How Imposing Learning Me Play Rather Something Sometimes Than Thrill Wants

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I wrestled with my Catholicism for a long time. It took a long time to escape. It began with a sense that it was repressive, stern, judgmental. It was passionate, but it was terrifying. There were individual priests and nuns who were helpful, but the religion was cold.

~David Rabe

Topics: Began Catholicism Cold Escape Helpful Individual Judgmental Long Long Time Nuns Passionate Priests Religion Repressive Sense Stern Terrifying Time Took Were Who

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Choosing to write a play is some kind of surrender. I don't make an outline. I sit and work, and suddenly the door opens, and out it comes.

~David Rabe

Topics: Choosing Door Kind Make Opens Out Outline Play Sit Some Suddenly Surrender Work Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: March 10th, 1940

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