“There's a kind of a fundamental irresponsibility in playwriting, and the strength of playwriting comes from that irresponsibility.”
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Accuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here's my rule: Ask yourself, 'Did this thing happen?' If the answer is yes, then it's historical. Then ask, 'Did this thing happen precisely this way?' If the answer is yes, then it's history if the answer is no, not precisely this way, then it's historical drama.
You don't go to the movies to do historical research, unless it's historical research about the movies.
I don't feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that I'm a gay man.
Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.
