Quotes for All
I now know that to do a worthwhile family history I must interpret the past without falling into either demonizing or unquestioning acceptance. . . . As a playwright, what I object to right now is any form of fundamentalism, whether it’s nationalistic, religious or ethnic. . . . I think it is ridiculous – … Read more
Death with honor is better than life… life with dishonor. David Henry Hwang
Well, there’s no guarantee of failure in life like happiness in high school. David Henry Hwang
Ive studied Chinese in college, but basically, Im not bilingual. David Henry Hwang
This is the ultimate cruelty, isn’t it? That I can talk and talk and to anyone listening, it’s only air–too rich a diet to be swallowed by a mundane world. David Henry Hwang
I’ve never quite understood the idea of a season. Whenever an artistic director says to me, ‘I have this slot,’ I always start to feel we’re parking cars or something. David Henry Hwang
Yellow Face marks my summation of multiculturalism. David Henry Hwang
Originally the structure was . . . a modern narrator who would appear intermittently and talk about his memories of his grandmother, which would then be juxtaposed against scenes from the past. But the stories from the past were always more interesting that the things in the present. I find this almost endemic to modern … Read more
Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead. David Henry Hwang
I felt pretty good growing up. I didnt feel a lot of prejudice or racism. But I do remember, if there was going to be a movie or a television show with Asian characters, I would go out of my way to avoid them, because they portrayed all Asians as either ridiculously good or ridiculously … Read more