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I've seen nearly every Encores! show. I love the second acts so much because you just see desperation and inspiration in equal measure.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Acts Because Desperation Encore Equal Every Inspiration Just Love Measure Much Nearly Second See Seen Show You I Love

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I love throwing myself into a place or a period or a point of view. In 'Fledermaus,' I loved throwing myself into the world of Vienna at the turn of the century. It was a lot of fun.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Century Fun Lot Love Loved Myself Period Place Point Point Of View Throwing Turn Vienna View World I Love

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I think it's a very ephemeral thing, what makes a show a success.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Ephemeral Makes Show Success Thing Think Very I Think

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When you do a film, when you do a television show, eventually someone comes along and will say to you, 'Don't say that because, one, you will offend someone, or, two, no one will get that. Someone's going to be confused by that, not get the reference and feel abandoned, and then they will get angry at the entertainment.'

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Abandoned Along Angry Because Confused Entertainment Eventually Feel Film Get Going Offend One Or Two Reference Say Show Someone Television Television Show Then Two Will You

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I went into Xanadu going, 'I really dislike this movie - let me try to make it something wonderful,' but with 'The Band Wagon,' I really revere this movie. It's really a beautiful movie musical. And, yet, because I'm a writer and look at it that way, I see that there are faults in it.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Band Beautiful Because Dislike Faults Going Look Make Me Movie Musical Really Revere See Something Try Wagon Way Wonderful Writer I See

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Dietz and Schwartz have sort of fallen by the wayside a little bit, and they are up there with Rodgers and Hart and Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. They are the finest of the revue composers - their stuff is so good and so strong.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Berlin Bit Composers Fallen Finest Good Hart Little Little Bit Sort Strong Stuff Up Wayside

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When people say 'Lysistrata' has always been seen as an anti-war play, what's interesting is to not make it an anti-war play, because I actually think there are important times to go to war in this world. That's just the reality. But what's interesting is the not caring.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Actually Always Anti-War Because Been Caring Go Important Interesting Just Make Not Caring People People Say Play Reality Say Seen Think Times War World

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In the '20s and '30s, there were these musicals either set on college campuses or based on classical stories, so any of the Rodgers and Hart musicals certainly influenced me. I was definitely influenced by any of the 'Porgy' songs; I was influenced by 'American Pie.'

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: American Any Based Certainly Classical College Definitely Either Hart Influenced Me Musicals Pie Set Songs Stories Were

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If I'm seeing you, you're going to influence me. I'm sorry - I'm just that way. I'm a big sponge. You can't copyright an aesthetic.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Aesthetic Big Copyright Going Influence Just Me Seeing Sorry Sponge Way You

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I try to create some stupid entertainment for really smart people that they don't feel too stupid watching. In 'Xanadu,' the biggest laugh was a reference to Achilles.

~Douglas Carter Beane

Topics: Achilles Biggest Create Entertainment Feel Laugh People Really Reference Smart Smart People Some Stupid Too Try Watching

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: Unknown

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