Christopher Durang Quotes

Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that.

My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was a respectable profession, but I don`t think that they actually got to know one another deeply.

One of my impulses in writing is to take people`s crazy behavior and try to make order of what sometimes feels chaotic in the past.

Since I also act, sometimes I get over my resentment and commit to the pitch as an acting job.

Laughter can bring a new perspective.

I didn`t have a teacher like Sister Mary Ignatius.

I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre.

On the one hand, I`m grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid.

My father was an alcoholic, and my mother fought with him when he was drunk, which was not necessarily the best way to confront the problem.

When my parents separated, I was very grateful.

Since it`s based on my parents, it`s more emotionally close to me than some of my more surreal plays. And then I like the balance of the comic and the sad. It should play as funny, but you should care about the characters and feel sad for them.

My parents didn`t really know one another.

Usually you cannot laugh if you are in a bad mood or in the throes of a problem that seems like the most serious problem in the world.