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

Quote by Wole Soyinka

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer.

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.

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....

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just...

And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just...

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...

My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting,...

My horizon on humanity is enlarged by reading the writers of poems, seeing a painting,...

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning,...

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning,...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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.

One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down...

One, a mass movement from within, which, as you know, is constantly being put down...

I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.

I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.

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

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