There are different kinds of artists and very often, I'll be very frank with you, I wish I were a different kind.

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I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must...

I think that feeling that if one believed absolutely in any cause, then one must...

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a...

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a...

But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship....

But when you're deprived of it for a lengthy period then you value human companionship....

There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.

There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base...

But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base...

[It] takes a jaundiced view of the much-vaunted glorious past of Africa. And I suppose...

[It] takes a jaundiced view of the much-vaunted glorious past of Africa. And I suppose...

See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not...

See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not...

Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind,...

Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind,...

I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down...

I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down...

Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that...

Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that...

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater.

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an...

Well, the first thing is that truth and power for me form an antithesis, an...

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

I grew up in an atmosphere where words were an integral part of culture.

Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to...

Looking at faces of people, one gets the feeling there's a lot of work to...

But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.

But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a...

And gradually they're beginning to recognize the fact that there's nothing more secure than a...

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd...

I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd...

There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in...

There's a kind of dynamic quality about theater and that dynamic quality expresses itself in...

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.

The hand that dips into the bottom of the pot will eat the biggest snail.