School curricula that ignore the arts produce highly educated Barbarians

What I mean by an educated taste is someone who has the same tastes that I have.

Influence is a matter of selection - both acceptance and rejection.

If the work of art is good enough, it must not be criticized for its theme. I don't think it can be argued.

I write to find out what I'm talking about.

When you're dealing with a symbol in a realistic play, it is also a realistic fact. You must expect the audience's mind to work on both levels, symbolically and realistically. But we're trained so much in pure, realistic theater that it's difficult for us to handle things on two levels at the same time.

Art should never try to be popular.