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“James Joyce wrote the definitive work about Dublin while he was living in Switzerland. We're all where we come from. We all have our roots.”

Quote by John Guare

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John Guare, born on February 5, 1938, is a renowned American playwright known for his humor and insightful exploration of themes. His works, such as 'Six Degrees of Separation' and 'The House of Blue Leaves', have been widely appreciated by audiences. more

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“Every play is so important. It's a record of what life was like at the time you wrote that play or that book.”

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“Everyone talks about America, this great country. You hear, "I'm more patriotic than you are. No, I'm more patriotic!" But how few people know the history of this country and how we came into being. That's the part that just amazed me.”

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“The power of the past to still dominate our thinking today.”

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“New Orleans was a thrilling place of all kinds of races, it was a dangerous place. It was really and truly the only international city on the continent of North America. There were all different races and everything was celebrated, and it was a place of difference, and everybody was different and it was so odd, the minute that America took over, the minute that the Louisiana territory became part of the United States of America, instantly you were either black or white. There was no nuance. and so a free man of color who could own property was suddenly not allowed to.”

“1975 is as much a historical document as 1803.”

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“The great risk is always saying, "how will I communicate what I'm trying to get across to a room full of strangers sitting in the dark watching a stage?"”

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“You can't be a sort of pioneer.”

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“I think a playwright must be his own dramaturg.”

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“I think that some of these plays are lost in this new horror called development, which is a place for dramaturgs to say "let me tell you what your play means," and the life gets sucked out of a play.”

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“I'm sure there are some good dramaturgs but I've never worked with one.”

Author:John Guare