Drama - what literature does at night.

The dramatic critic who is without prejudice is on the plane with the general who does not believe in taking human life.

Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.

The Russian dramatist is one who, walking through a cemetery, does not see the flowers on the graves. The American dramatist . . . Does not see the graves under the flowers.

No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.

There is no legimate actor who can resist the powerful lure of the movies. It isn't the money that fetches him. It isn't the great publicity. It is simply this: the movies enable an actor to look at himself.

Drama - what literature does at night.