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Christopher Durang Quotes

Christopher Durang Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Christopher Durang
Type:
Playwright
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
January 2
Birth year:
1949

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    I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    Laughter can bring a new perspective. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
  • 3
    My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was a respectable profession, but I don't think that they actually got to know one another deeply. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    My parents didn't really know one another. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    On the one hand, I'm grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    One of my impulses in writing is to take people's crazy behavior and try to make order of what sometimes feels chaotic in the past. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    Since it's based on my parents, it's more emotionally close to me than some of my more surreal plays. And then I like the balance of the comic and the sad. It should play as funny, but you should care about the characters and feel sad for them. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    Usually you cannot laugh if you are in a bad mood or in the throes of a problem that seems like the most serious problem in the world. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang
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    When my parents separated, I was very grateful. Christopher-DurangChristopher Durang