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Beth Henley quotes

American Playwright August 8, 1952

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What I loved about the acting class was that you got to think all day long about a person that wasn't you, and figure out why they were sad and what they wanted, what they dreamed. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun..."
Part of that is that New York has proved to be too much fun for me to live and work; I love New York so much. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "I love writing for the screen."
I love writing for the screen. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness."
I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness. Beth Henley
Some really good things kind of swing both ways and I like to see people that can swing really, really, really sad and horrible and terrible and really, really, really beautiful and funny. Beth Henley
The impetus behind going to graduate school was a year after graduating from college spent in Dallas working at the dog food factory and Bank America and not having met success in my chosen field, which at that point was being an actress. Beth Henley
The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi. Beth Henley
It's called Sisters of the Winter Madrigal. It was interesting for me to see it done after so many years; because I wrote it and I didn't realize what a rage I was in. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "My fault now is making my plays too short."
My fault now is making my plays too short. Beth Henley
The most glorious thing about working in the collaborative art is when you have somebody like Susan Kingsley or Kathy Bates who are better than your play. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my..."
I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft..."
Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and she put me in an acting class. Beth Henley
Plays are so much more special if they've never ever had a production, but I think you can really work on a play and make it better with each production. Beth Henley
Beth Henley quote: "I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather..."
I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays. Beth Henley
It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble. Beth Henley

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