List of Wallace Shawn Quotes

We have put together a list of some of the best Quotes that Written by Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn
Total Quotes 70
A play presents a self-enclosed little world for the audience to examine. it's an opportunity to look objectively at a group of people, to assess them, to react to them, and to measure oneself against them, to ask 'am i like that?'
Opportunity Self Play
I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. i feel the actors are being put through a kind of nightmarish labor. they're like animals being forced to pull heavy carts of vegetables at incredible speeds.
Animal Vegetables Play
My father was a jazz listener, and i think, at least before i was 5, i was not so into that. although there were records that emphasized percussion that i liked, like baby dodds.
Baby Father Thinking
I think the whole system of education would change if i were in charge and had the ability to make changes. i don't think i would keep princeton exactly being princeton.
Thinking Making Changes Princeton
It is hard enough to make a plan for how you are going to spend an evening with somebody else. so to make a plan for how you are going to behave in 25 years seems based on a view of life that is incomprehensible to me.
Views Years Evening
In an amusement park, you can go on a roller coaster that carries you up and down, or you can go on another kind of ride that whirls you around in a circle. similarly, there are different sorts of entertaining experiences in the theater.
Circles Different Goes On
I choose parts because i don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. what if my friends were to see the movie? what if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? i don't want to be too ashamed of it.
Niece Nephew What If
I am recognized a lot for clueless, but i am recognized a great deal for the princess bride. i dont know... maybe everybody who has seen that movie just goes out on the street.
Princess Clueless Brides
I wrote my first play at the age of 10, 55 years ago, and i've always found it a fantastic relief to imagine i know what things would be like from the point of view of other individuals and to send out signals from where i actually am not. playwrights never need to write from the place where they are.
Writing Views Years
'the princess bride' is by far the most popular film i've ever done. i don't think i'll ever top it.
Princess Thinking Done
I don't happen to have a sense of humor personally, so i don't know what's funny about a character... this happens to be a feature of my life generally.
Character Sense Of Humor Happens
I probably have a higher opinion of my writing than the average person, at least when i'm in a good mood, but i don't really think of my plays as only being relevant to a particular month or year.
Writing Thinking Average
  • Born: November 12, 1943
  • Occupation: Actor
    • Embed this Author
    Copy this HTML code to link to Wallace Shawn's quotes on your blog.
    HTML CODE

    Trending Author

    Red Adair
    Red Adair
    Mary Pipher
    Mary Pipher
    Bear Bryant
    Bear Bryant
    Alice Paul
    Alice Paul
    Sandra Bernhard
    Sandra Bernhard
    Debbie Allen
    Debbie Allen
    Category
    Information
    Inspirational
    Philosophy
    Personal Growth
    Happiness & Joy
    Life Lessons
    Success & Business
    Motivation