dear god, whose name i do not know. thank you for my life. i forgot... how BIG... thank you. thank you for my life.
John Patrick ShanleyIf you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It's like trying to build a house without any bricks.
John Patrick ShanleyWhatever you do in terms of telling a story, the most important thing that you can define is who you are.
John Patrick ShanleyDoubt requires more courage than conviction does, and more energy; because conviction is a resting place and doubt is infinite โ it is a passionate exercise. You may come out of my play uncertain. You may want to be sure. Look down on that feeling. Weโve got to learn to live with a full measure of uncertainty. There is no last word. Thatโs the silence under the chatter of our time.
John Patrick Shanley