“I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look like.” PeopleThinkingShouldLooksPersonsViewsDetermined Author:Wallace Shawn
“I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.” LooksLittlesIndividualProudExcitedSignals Book:Essays Source: Essays
“A play presents a self-enclosed little world for the audience to examine. It's an opportunity to look objectively at a group of people, to assess them, to react to them, and to measure oneself against them, to ask 'Am I like that?'” PeopleWorldLooksLittlesSelfPlayAsksOpportunityAudienceGroupsOneself Author:Wallace Shawn
“I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.” WayLooksStillsSeemsJokesMirrorsAppearance Author:Wallace Shawn