Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Tina Howe

Quote by Tina Howe

“[I was] particularly eager to give voice to the women of my mother's place and generation, who grew up in turn-of-the-century, privileged New England households, who really never had a chance to flower and assess themselves and find out who they were. More than anything, I wanted to give voice to the sort of anger that women of that generation could never express for themselves.”

Quote by Tina Howe

Create image

Author

Tina Howe
Tina Howe

Tina Howe, born on November 21, 1937, is an accomplished American playwright. Known for her unique sense of humor and profound thematic explorations, her works often delve into themes of family, friendship, and identity. Howe's plays have been nominated for multiple Tony Awards and have been adapted into films. more

You May Also Like

“I do think the challenge, in a way for me, is to write a narrative film and when you finish watching it you feel like it's a collage. You tell the narrative, you tell the story, but you feel like you've created this tapestry. But it also has a shape, a story. So I think there's a middle ground that I try to strike... away from where everyone else seems ready to go, which is, setup, payoff. You know, He's afraid of water, oh, and at the end he's swimming in water - oh, my God. I hate that stuff.”

ThinkingKnowsWayFeelsWritingTryingEndsStoriesSeemsFilmHateStuffWaterChallengesMiddleReadyLike YouShapesI HateStrikesCraftsNarrativeSwimmingTapestryPayoffMiddle GroundCollagesSetups
Author:Shane Black
Create image

“I love to play with language; make it do tricks, turn a word inside out to see if it's got a hidden meaning tucked away somewhere, or perhaps find that it's capable of an extra entendre or two. . . . Plotting is nothing I did, or do, naturally. It is the hardest part of the writing process. No matter how many times you plot a script successfully, the next one, representing new and uncharted territory, convinces you that you really don't know how to do it at all.”

IfsKnowsWritingTwoMatterPlayTurnsNextLanguageProcessKnow HowCapableScriptsTricksHardestCraftsExtrasConvincePlotTerritoryWriting ProcessRepresentingThe Next OneUnchartedHidden MeaningUncharted Territory
Author:Larry Gelbart
Create image

“I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable they are for viewers. . . . Film to me, in its essence, in its ultimate nature, is silent. Music and dialogue are there to fill what is lacking in the image. But you should be able to tell the story with moving pictures alone. For my next project, though, I'd like to make the kind of film where the characters blabber all the time.”

ShouldBelieveKindCharacterStoriesAbleFilmMovingNextForceI BelieveAudienceProjectsEssenceUltimateSilentDialogueCraftsInterpretationLackingViewersIntriguing
Author:Takeshi Kitano
Create image