Theres a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility. – Tony Kushner
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
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
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