When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.

Acted drama requires surrender of one's self, sympathetic absorption in the play as it develops.

Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama.

Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.

The drama is a great revealer of life.

We do not kill the drama, we do not really limit its appeal by failing to encourage the best in it; but we do thereby foster the weakest and poorest elements.

No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.

In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending.

In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action.

Drama read to oneself is never drama at its best, and is not even drama as it should be.

But what is drama? Broadly speaking, it is whatever by imitative action rouses interest or gives pleasure.

Seek within to discover your true passion in life, and then promise yourself to never give up until you introduce the light of reality to it.

Cynicism is one of the terrible obstacles to progress.

What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.

As a writer, the most important thing for me is to continue to write, no matter where I am.

Coaxing drunken Shadowhunters into making fools of themselves was a favorite occupation among the Downworlders, and this performance had been a tremendous success.

Write a page every single day, even if what you put on the page that day is no good - it's the only way to get better.

That's kind of my ideal sequel - a movie that continues the story, takes one character and moves on, and moves forward with that character that survived with the first one.

You know, in the film making business no one ever gives you anything.

Relax, I'm going to be out there with you.

Imagine what Masaccio or Leonardo would have done if they had an instrument with which they could point, push a button, and get an image.