Quote by Tony Kushner
You have a strange relationship with calamity when youre a writer:

You have a strange relationship with calamity when youre a writer: you write about it as an artist, you objectify and fetishize it. You render life into material, and thats a creepy thing to do. – Tony Kushner

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Im happy that I feel a little less out of place in filmmaking than I once was – but its almost impossible for a playwright in the U.S. to make a living. You can have a play, like I did with Angels, and it still generates income for me, but its not enough for me to live on and have health insurance. – Tony Kushner

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Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things. – Tony Kushner

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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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Im interested in spirituality and in religion and our relationship to the divine. – Giancarlo Esposito

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I had cars, houses, jewels, furs, and a husband who loved me, and a career I was happy with. But I found fulfillment in my relationship with Christ. – Gloria Gaynor

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Its a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with characters. – Jane Campion

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I dont have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours. – Janeane Garofalo

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