As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.
From Pearl Cleage
I'm not one of those playwrights who says, 'Show up, hit your marks, and don't talk to me!' I always want to hear from the other artists involved, whether it's the director, the lighting tech, or the actors.
I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!
I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.
I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.
I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet.
If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.
I worked in Maynard Jackson's first campaign, and I remember the excitement we felt when he won.
That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.
Most of us, I think, are conscious of history swirling around outside the door, but when we're in the house, we're usually not dealing with history. We're not thinking about history.
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