I actually think we should be trying to be rigorous in our thinking about television and the way it enters our lives and shapes the way so many people think. – Theresa Rebeck
Denver’s commitment to giving contemporary storytellers the stage is crucial to the American theater. That’s something embraced by ‘Smash.’ We should be telling our own stories. – Theresa Rebeck
I have always worked consistently, even in small ways and even in smaller theaters where I’ll do One Acts or something. – Theresa Rebeck
Some people think big audiences are crass and that, say, a comedy that appeals to a wide audience is pandering. Other people would argue that you could say that about Moliere. – Theresa Rebeck
I have huge admiration for Jesus Christ and for his incredible compassion for all people. – Theresa Rebeck
Everyone pays lip service to this whole idea of doing more new plays, and nobody ever does it. – Theresa Rebeck
One thing I won’t do in television is a sitcom. I find that world to be so neurotic and bizarre. – Theresa Rebeck
The stage gives you more control over your own work; in television, there’s a distressing amount of communal writing. Unless it’s your show, you have no control over that. You’re at the mercy of whoever’s running the show. – Theresa Rebeck
The ridiculous way that workplace politics are conducted completely gets in the way of excellence in America. – Theresa Rebeck
I go to museums. I buy art, even. You should see my house; we don’t have any wall space left. – Theresa Rebeck
I have two sensational kids who I have raised with my husband, hoping and working every day to help them become healthy, happy, and decent human beings. – Theresa Rebeck
Why is being a female having an agenda any more than being a misogynist – which David Mamet most certainly is? – Theresa Rebeck
Show business is a struggle. I certainly wish that I had just blasted on the scene and not had quite such a hard time. But there’s a great sense of the relief in that you don’t have to prove yourself anymore. – Theresa Rebeck
I actuall have to defend realism in theatre because I think TV does it badly – so corrupted by layers of bureaucrats who want to leave examination or psychology. – Theresa Rebeck
Obviously, a theatrical masterpiece needs more than a plot; many television shows are nothing but plot, and it is doubtful that they will stand the test of time. But I also don’t think that making fun of plot or acting like we’re all somehow ‘above’ structure is such a good idea. – Theresa Rebeck
I had such a good experience doing ‘The Understudy’ with the Roundabout, and people were really enthusiastic about the work. – Theresa Rebeck
Heath Ledger’s recent death, like that of River Phoenix, was handled with great care by the press. Anna Nicole Smith’s not so much. – Theresa Rebeck
Art is great. At its best, it engages the intellect and challenges the spirit; it connects us across history and reminds us of our humanity. – Theresa Rebeck
Part of the problem with producing contemporary political theater in America today is that many theaters don’t have flexibility or resources, be it hiring a lot of actors or staging a work that might be tough for some audience and board members. – Theresa Rebeck
The audience just doesn’t care. They are just as interested in women-centric stories as they are in stories about men. – Theresa Rebeck
New York was the Promised Land growing up. Writers were gods! The great gods of American culture… I thought. – Theresa Rebeck
Our distorted media culture sees men as subjects and women as objects; in films, Woody Allen gets older and older and still dates 20-year-old babes; movies about women are called ‘chick flicks,’ and men make fun of them. – Theresa Rebeck