Usually you cannot laugh if you are in a bad mood or in the throes of a problem that seems like the most serious problem in the world.
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My father was an alcoholic, and my mother fought with him when he was drunk, which was not necessarily the best way to confront the problem.Christopher Durang
My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was a respectable profession, but I don't think that they actually got to know one another deeply.
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On the one hand, I'm grateful to be hired and thrilled to be paid.
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When my parents separated, I was very grateful.
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Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that.
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Since it's based on my parents, it's more emotionally close to me than some of my more surreal plays. And then I like the balance of the comic and the sad. It should play as funny, but you should care about the characters and feel sad for them.
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