“I have always had deep concerns about anyone's philosophy being imposed on the entire community.” Quote by Kelvin Ogilvie
“If you could read some of the stories that we had before us of parents of children dying of, let's say, bone cancer. Or people who dealt with family members drowning in their own bodies, in the end, suffering without any hope of modern medical science easing their pain or offering any comfort. With the absolute knowledge that they were going to die anyway. I can't quite comprehend how we could want those people to continue to suffer that extreme agony on the understanding that it is the will of a creator or some other philosophical concept.” PeopleIfsWantChildrenI CanEndsStoriesBodyPainSufferingDiesParentUnderstandingModernDyingComfortMembersConceptsAbsolutesPhilosophicalCancerCreatorExtremesBonesMedicalOfferingAgonyDrowningFamily MembersMedical ScienceChildren DyingBone Cancer Author:Kelvin Ogilvie
“Republicans woke up Sunday with an undeniable reality. Donald Trump's the clear front-runner now for their party's nomination. Trump, celebrated, of course, his big win in South Carolina.” BigsRealityCoursesWinningPartyClearFrontsTrumpRepublicanSouthSundayRunnersCarolinaNominationsSouth Carolina Author:Chris Matthews
“I've never heard anybody [of president's candidates] talk about the poorly educated.” PresidentHeardEducatedCandidates Author:Chris Matthews
“Priests are very interested in theater in New York! It's this lovely reminder that priests are just people, too, who need to be entertained.” PeopleNeedsNew YorkTheaterLovelyPriestsReminders Author:Stephen Karam
“I know how much respect I have for people of all different faiths, but especially for my family, who are the most important people in my life, and who are still practicing, and deeply religious.” PeopleKnowsStillsImportantDifferentReligiousKnow HowMy FamilyDifferent Faiths Author:Stephen Karam
“Suddenly you're at church and you hear someone pray, "For gays and lesbians, that they might realize their [sins]...." That's happening less and less now, but all it takes is one of those when you're nine, ten, eleven, twelve - and it's hard to describe to people who aren't, because of course if you're not gay, an eleven- or twelve-year-old wouldn't even remember that that happened.” PeopleIfsYearsHardMightRememberCoursesRealizingChurchSinHappenedPrayingGayTenHappeningsNineTwelveEleven Author:Stephen Karam
“I'm always very self-conscious and assume the way faith or religion might come up in my plays will seem very harsh to people of faith, or who are currently practicing.” PeopleWaySelfPlaySeemsMightConsciousAssumingCome UpHarshSelf Conscious Author:Stephen Karam
“Writing plays for me is often an act of looking at basement-level fears in terms of where they come from.” WritingPlayTermLevelsBasements Author:Stephen Karam
“The best work that I am able to do is when I am willing to write about questions I haven't quite figured out, or things I'm really wrestling with, things that keep me up at night.” WritingAbleNightHavensWillingWrestlingBest Work Author:Stephen Karam
“I do think it's fascinating to see a play where everybody's sort of, in various ways, uprooted, and you see the older generation, the parents, whose faith has been something concrete that has guided them through a specific set of hurdles and circumstances.” ThinkingWayHas BeensPlayParentGenerationsCircumstancesVariousFascinatingConcreteHurdleOlder Generation Author:Stephen Karam