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I feel theres a power in theatre, but its an indirect power. Its l

I feel theres a power in theatre, but its an indirect power. Its like the relationship of the sleeper to the unconscious. You discover things you cant afford to countenance in waking life. You can forget them, remember them a day later or not have any idea what they are about. – Tony Kushner

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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-Loris plays have had mainstream levels of success. But Suzan-Lori is in some ways not a narrative realist. – Tony Kushner

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You have to have hope. Its irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think its irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of. – Tony Kushner

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The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. Its a 14th Amendment issue. Theres no argument about it. – Tony Kushner

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A lot of people over time have had this kind of pattern in their relationship with Bill Clinton. You first meet him and youre overwhelmed by his talent. Hes so energetic and articulate and full of ideas and he calls himself a congenital optimist and that optimism is contagious. – Dee Dee Myers

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If youre a Christian you dont sit there and worry about what somebody else is doing, if theyre happy and theyre committed in a relationship. – Howard Stern

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