Theatre survives because it's the one place you're guaranteed to find living people in a room together.

戏剧之所以能生存下来，是因为它是你保证能找到活人共处一室的地方。

Writing is rewriting.

写作就是重写。

The moment you think you've understood a character completely is the moment you've lost them.

当你认为已经完全理解一个角色时，就是你失去他们的那一刻。

Truth in drama is always elusive, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't chase it.

戏剧中的真相总是难以捉摸，但这并不意味着我们不应该追求它。

Politics is the art of the possible, theatre is the art of the impossible.

政治是可能的艺术，戏剧是不可能性的艺术。

The best stories are those that leave room for the audience to complete them.

最好的故事是那些为观众留下完成空间的故事。

A play is not a novel, it's a blueprint for an event.

戏剧不是小说，它是一个事件的蓝图。

The only way to understand a character is to understand their contradictions.

理解一个角色的唯一方法就是理解他们的矛盾。

All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.

所有好的写作都是在水下游泳并屏住呼吸。

The theatre is the place where one goes to hear the truth spoken out loud.

剧院是人们去听真话大声说出来的地方。