“I think of myself as a narrative artist. I don't think of myself as a novelist or screenwriter or playwright. All of those modalities of processing and experiencing narrative are obviously very different, and I'm not sure that I prefer any one to the other. I think the novel gives you the opportunity to have a kind of interiority that you can't have in the theater, which is pure exteriority.” ThinkingGivingKindDifferentArtistOpportunityNovelNot SurePlaywright Author:Ayad Akhtar
“The Quran is many different things, and we also have to see the Quran almost as a secondary source commenting on the Old Testament.” DifferentOld Testament Author:Ayad Akhtar
