Edward Albee Quotes

Edward Albee was an American playwright known for his groundbreaking works, including "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "The Zoo Story." He was a leading figure in the theater of the absurd and the postmodern drama, exploring themes of identity, relationships, and societal norms in his plays. Albee received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to the world of theater.

I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sens... -Edward Albee

I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.

Edward Albee , Dramatist
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This quote humorously presents a contradiction, indicating that while the person may have an appreciation for the absurd or ridiculous, they do not possess a broader sense of humor.

The avant-garde theater is fun; it is free-swinging, bold, iconoclastic, and often wildly, wildly funny. If you will approach it with childlike innocence - putting your standard responses aside, for they do not apply - if you will approach it on its own terms, I think you will be in for a liberating surprise.

Edward Albee , Dramatist

Careers are funny things. They begin mysteriously and, just as mysteriously, they can end; and I am at just the very beginning of what I hope will be a long and satisfying life in the theater. But, whatever happens, I am grateful to have had my novice work received so well, and so quickly.

Edward Albee , Dramatist

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

Edward Albee , Dramatist

My exposure to Beckett and to late O'Neill was probably important right at the time I gave up poetry and the novel.

Edward Albee , Dramatist

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