Edward Albee
Edward Albee
Edward Franklin Albee IIIis an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story, The Sandbox, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. His works are often considered as well-crafted, realistic examinations of the modern condition. His early works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean Genet. Younger American playwrights, such as Paula Vogel, credit Albee's daring mix of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth12 March 1928
CountryUnited States of America
Edward Albee quotes about
What I mean by an educated taste is someone who has the same tastes that I have.
I created myself, and I'll attack anybody I feel like.
One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather than know, to gather rather than immediately understand.
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it.
There are only two things to write about: life and death.
Martha: Truth or illusion, George; you don't know the difference. George: No, but we must carry on as though we did. Martha: Amen.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn't matter.
A lot of people are confused by "hello." A lot of people are confused by a lot of things they shouldn't be confused by.
I don't like symbolism that hits you over the head. A symbol should not be a cymbal.
Dashed hopes and good intentions. Good, better, best, bested.
Do you know what a playwright is? A playwright is someone who lets his guts hang out on the stage.
People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them 'all of my life.'
A play is fiction and fiction is fact distilled into truth.
The most profound indication of social malignancy ... no sense of humor. None of the monoliths could take a joke.