I’m getting less and less interested in the problems of youth. I’m much more interested in the idea of emotional paralysis, and I find myself less interested in work that doesn’t have anything to do with a conversation about the world. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
Theater, for me, is no longer a conversation about how we destroy each other; it’s much more about how we may be destroying everyone else. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
I wish theater criticism in this country could be more of a companion piece to the experience than a warning about where not to spend your money. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
I’m not sure I have a role model per se, but I do deeply admire every woman who raises children and has to walk for water. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
Plays are about understanding what happens, what it means. If we just leaned into the story, for lack of a better word, it would still be a powerful story but, like delight, it might disappear an hour after you saw it. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
The one thing that never changes in America is that the white straight male is born with a promise. Women are not promised very much, and we embody our disappointment from the beginning. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
There are times when you’re working with film people when you have to say, ‘If the camera were on you, what you’re doing would be perfect’. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
So many of my friends are actors, and so many of them are great, and they’re losing jobs to people who have never been in plays before; I understand that sometimes I’m part of the problem. But I’m trying to figure out how to balance it. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
Steppenwolf has always been at the center of everything in my professional life. Anna D. Shapiro Read Quote
