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Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
The West is not a place, it's a state of mind.
Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.
I don't write plays to be liked. I write plays to make people think.
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
"When I write, I aim in my mind not toward New York but toward a vague spot a little to the east of Kansas."
Art is not about beauty, it's about truth.
I create not for beauty, but for truth.
"Realism is not about copying nature, but understanding its essence."
Reality is not what we see, but what we discover through art.
"Tradition is not a cage, but wings for the artist."
"Realism is not about copying nature, but understanding its essence."
