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Jerome Lawrence quotes

American Playwright July 14, 1915 – February 29, 2004

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The aftermath of the war is what inspired us to write many of our plays. The whole reason for our writing Inherit the Wind was that we were appalled at the blacklisting. We were appalled at thought control. Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence quote: "It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and..."
It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do. Jerome Lawrence
You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us. Jerome Lawrence
Progress has never been a bargain. You have to pay for it. Sometimes I think there's a man who sits behind a counter and says, "All right, you can have a telephone but you lose privacy and the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote but at a price. You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat. Mister, you may conquer the air but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline. Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence
I must say that "Right" has no meaning to me whatsoever! Truth has meaning - as a direction. But one of the peculiar imbecilities of our time is the grid of morality we have placed on human behavior: so that every act of man must be measured against an arbitrary latitude of right and longitude of wrong - in exact minutes, seconds, and degrees!...-Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit The Wind Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence quote: "All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by..."
All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still. Jerome Lawrence
I don't swear just for the hell of it. Language is a poor enough means of communication. I think we should all the words we've got. Besides, there are damn few words that anybody understands. Henry Drummond, a character in Inherit the Wind Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence quote: "In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit..."
In no instance is there to be a musical or opera of Inherit the Wind because it doesn't sing. It's an intellectual play. Jerome Lawrence
It snows. So I don't even have to go to the pond for fresh water? just reach out the door for a handful of snow. Melt it, and it's sweet as the sky. Jerome Lawrence
If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing. Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence quote: "Fanaticism and Ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding."
Fanaticism and Ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding. Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence quote: "The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or..."
The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written. Jerome Lawrence
Jerome Lawrence quote: "I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing."
I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing. Jerome Lawrence
An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. And the advance of man's knowledge is a greater miracle than all the sticks turned to snakes or the parting of the waters. Jerome Lawrence
Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again. Jerome Lawrence

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