Jerome Lawrence Quotes

A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.
Jerome Lawrence

Lives, Air, Psychotic

It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do.
Jerome Lawrence

Morning, Work, Joy

A play is a passion.
Jerome Lawrence

All experience helps when you write.
Jerome Lawrence

Experience, Write, Helps

I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing.
Jerome Lawrence

Writing, Answer, Enthusiasm

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

Play, Reason, Making

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

Play, Wind, Sing

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

Today, Bored, Play

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

War, Writing, Control

The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.
Jerome Lawrence

Fool, Everything, Figured

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

Mind, Writing, Soul

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

Good, Failure, Why

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: July 14, 1915

Died: February 29, 2004

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