There are so many rules about play writing. I'd have a nervous breakdown if I followed them.
Terrence McNallyI like to surprise myself. I've always been attracted to projects where I don't know how they're going to turn out.
Terrence McNallyYoung people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater.
Terrence McNallyI don't think I've ever written anything even remotely naturalistic. The closest probably would be seen as 'Frankie and Johnny,' and that's only 'cause they eat a sandwich and make an omelet in act two. But it's a romantic fairy tale, and I'm very aware of that. I don't think it helps the actors in my plays to lose themselves in the reality of talking to another person. A good McNally actor always knows he's in a play with an audience.
Terrence McNally