Quotes by Katori Hall

About Katori Hall:

Katori Hall is an American playwright, journalist, and actress from Memphis, Tennessee.
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Become your dream, and not be told what you are supposed to do.

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Don't let others put thoughts into your mind that takes away your self-confidence.

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I'll never be August Wilson - but what I can be is more of myself.

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Cultivating relationships with people who've achieved what you want to achieve makes the path fuller and more fun.

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I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.

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I'm very opinionated, very intelligent and not afraid to show that.

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I never, ever read the comments below an article on the Web. People are mean. I'm a human being.

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I can only speak for myself, but when I was growing up in Memphis - and having the Martin Luther King holiday and the moment of pause on April 4th - he was just a statue to me. I wanted to make him a little bit more real to me as a human being.

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I grew up playing with kids from Hurt Village, playing with kids from other housing projects, Lamar Terrace, because my grandmother lived in that particular area. So, I always wondered how I would have turned out if I would have lived in that particu...

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I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.

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Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress.

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Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.

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It is expensive to give plays subtitles, especially for a short run, so most new dramas rarely cross the transcontinental bridge.

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Serendipity always rewards the prepared.

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Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.

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Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The Nutcracker,' and that's fine. I enjoy both.

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I have so many different voices and stories to tell.

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Follow your intuition, listening to your dreams, your inner voice to guide you.

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In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.

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I always felt like Broadway was not for me - in terms of ticket price, in terms of what was on there. I never saw myself reflected in the mirror of the Great White Way.

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Author Bio

  • NameKatori Hall
  • DescriptionAmerican playwright
  • BornMay 10, 1981
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPlaywright