Kenneth Lonergan
Kenneth Lonergan
Kenneth Lonerganis an American playwright, screenwriter, and director...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth16 October 1962
CountryUnited States of America
television tvs grew
I grew up going to the movies, not watching them on television, so I'm still a bit resistant to TV as a medium.
growing-up teenager kids
Little kids grow up discovering the world that's shown to them and then when you become a teenager, it kind of shrinks a little bit. I think when you get past that point, one of the important things is that you see there is more to the world than yourself.
home atmosphere different
I'm always struck when I go somewhere I've never been before, especially if it's in my home town, by just how different the atmosphere can be, and how disorienting it can be - especially if there's any kind of trouble.
hero home play
I wrote a play once called 'Lobby Hero,' which I thought turned out very well, but there's no final version of it. I published the one we produced, but there are seven other versions with different variations sitting in my desk at home.
assuming mets
I was nearly a teen-ager before I stopped assuming that everyone I met was Jewish.
writing ideas caught
I still haven't quite caught on to the idea of writing without dialogue. I like writing dialogue, and there's nothing wrong with dialogue in movies.
way actors want
I like to let the actors work the way they want to.