I first got involved in theater in 1968, at the height of a social tumult. I was a poet.
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Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.August Wilson
Blacks in America want to forget about slavery -- the stigma, the shame. That's the wrong move. If you can't be who you are, who can you be How can you know what to do We have our history. We have our book, which is the blues. And we forget it all.
August Wilson
Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone.
August Wilson
What comes forth from you as an artist cannot be controlled. But you have responsibilities as a global citizen. Your history dictates your duty. And by writing about black people, you are not limiting yourself. The experiences of African-Americans are as wide open as God's closet.
August Wilson
For me, the original play becomes an historical document: This is where I was when I wrote it, and I have to move on now to something else.
August Wilson
All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.
August Wilson
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