Quotes by Wendy Wasserstein

About Wendy Wasserstein:

Wendy Wasserstein was an American playwright. She was an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 for her play The Heidi Chronicles.
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Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven.

Wendy Wasserstein

Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death.

Wendy Wasserstein

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents.

Wendy Wasserstein

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

Wendy Wasserstein

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

Wendy Wasserstein

The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or, sadder yet, no longer necessary.

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Anyone who is considered funny will tell you, sometimes without even your asking, that deep inside they are very serious, neurotic, introspective people.

Wendy Wasserstein

In the world of , a financial disaster or moral scandal would permanently exile a guest from the finest dinner tables. In contemporary New York, a mere change of fashion can eliminate a place setting; therefore, the need to maintain a rigidity not of...

Wendy Wasserstein

Author Bio

  • NameWendy Wasserstein
  • DescriptionAmerican playwright
  • BornOctober 18, 1950
  • DiedJanuary 30, 2006
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Writer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Drama; Rome Prize