Pearl Cleage Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company.”

“I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet.”

“I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.”

“I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.”

“I worked in Maynard Jackson's first campaign, and I remember the excitement we felt when he won.”

“I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings.”

“If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.”

“That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.”

“When you're writing first person, all I can see and tell as the author is what that main character can see.”

“Most of us, I think, are conscious of history swirling around outside the door, but when we're in the house, we're usually not dealing with history. We're not thinking about history.”