“The man who reacts to the universe with a cry of impotent anguish is acceptable as an artist only if he can persuade us that he has sanely considered the other possible reactions and found them inadequate.” IfsMenArtistUniverseFoundCryHe ManReactionsAcceptableAnguishInadequate Book:Tynan on theatre Source: Tynan on theatre
“In most writers, style is a welcome, an invitation, a letting down of the drawbridge between the artist and the world. Shaw had no time for such ruses. Unlike most of his countrymen, he abominated charm, which he regarded as evidence of chronic temperamental weakness.” WorldArtistStyleWeaknessEvidenceWelcomeCharmInvitationsCountrymen Book:Curtains: Selections from the Drama Criticism and Related Writings Source: Curtains: Selections from the Drama Criticism and Related Writings
“Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself” ArtArtistArt IsPrivate Things Author:Kenneth Tynan
“Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.” NeedsArtArtistStrongUnderstandingForeverProductsArt IsJournalistPrecisePrivate Things Author:Kenneth Tynan
