David Henry Hwang With a musical, you kind of have to do a mind-meld with the book-writer, the lyricist, the composer, the director – sometimes the producer. I think that’s a reason why musicals are the hardest form. – David Henry Hwang Bookwriter Quotes Composer Quotes Director Quotes Form Quotes Hardest Quotes Lyricist Quotes Mindmeld Quotes Musical Quotes Musicals Quotes Producer Quotes Reason Quotes I visited a new cultural center in Shanghai in 2005 that was pretty much perfect, except for the really badly translated Chinglish signs: a handicapped restroom that said ‘Deformed Man’s Toilet,’ that kind of thing. If I do a play, it’s my vision, and everybody else is working on the production to support that. If I do an opera, I feel like part of my job is to support that composer, to try and create something that allows the composer to do his or her best work. In movies, it’s usually the director.
Edmund White First, I was opposed to gay marriage because it seemed like one more way that gays were wanting to assimilate. When I realized the Christian right was so opposed to it, as well as tyrannical governments in Africa and Russia, I thought, ‘It must be a good thing to fight for.’ – Edmund White
Barbara Palvin After a day in Cannes, I pass out before I even get to my bed. I’ll get to my room, order room service, shower, and sleep. – Barbara Palvin
Ellen Key Great love, like great genius, can never be a duty: both are life’s gracious gifts to its elect. – Ellen Key
Roger Ross Williams Lack of diversity in Hollywood has been well documented thanks to #OscarSoWhite, but lack of diversity in the documentary world is less talked about. – Roger Ross Williams
M Shadows Someone sent me an article on AI that was written by Tim Urban on the website Wait but Why – that was kind of where I stuck my toes in the puddle, and I said, ‘OK, I’ve gotta learn about this!’ I felt like this is one of those things that our generation is going to have to answer for, eventually, and I just wanted to educate myself on it. – M Shadows
Aja Naomi King My ideal date would involve a park or rowing in those little boats on a lake. – Aja Naomi King
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