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.
Edward AlbeeI usually think about a play anywhere from six months to a year and a half before I sit down to write it out.
Edward AlbeeWriting has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about.
Edward AlbeeSincerity doesn't mean anything. A person can be sincere and be more destructive than a person who is insincere.
Edward Albee