“My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I h...” — David Henry Hwang Quote

“My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally went to a summer workshop before my senior year with people like Sam Shepard and Maria Irene Fornes who encouraged me to write from my subconscious, and suddenly all this material about culture clash came out.”

“My work has always been controversial within certain segments of the Asian-American community. This is a community that is generally not represented well at all on the stage, in the media, etc. So on those few occasions when something comes along, everybody feels obligated to make sure that it represents his own point of view.”

“I was not a fan of the Clash or, for that matter, any other punk band that existed.”

“In terms of pressure, El Clasico is unique, but also a match against PSG is a stimulating and exciting clash.”

“I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash.”