People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do. John Guare Read Quote
What we’re dealt with hopefully is two arms, two eyes, two legs, a head, a heart. The variations, the extensions, the possibilities of the human body, what that can do. John Guare Read Quote
I’ve had students at Yale: my main task with them in drama school was not helping them with their writing but showing them how valuable they were. Because they’re ready to give it up and go into teaching or television. John Guare Read Quote
I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner. John Guare Read Quote
The ballet makes us look at those bodies, it makes us listen to that music, it makes us wonder at the geometry, of the way they come together. The way that extraordinary space is controlled and given such emotional force. John Guare Read Quote
You must keep people happy backstage because that affects what’s onstage. During a run, the playwright feels like the mayor of a small town filled with noble creatures who have to get out there and make it brand new every night. When a production works, it’s unlike any other joy in the world. John Guare Read Quote
I like to ground plays in reality so they can jump higher. So we can account for the trampoline, so we can account for the leap. John Guare Read Quote
I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted. John Guare Read Quote
However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet. John Guare Read Quote