“I've redone plays of mine and made changes. A play is a living thing, ...” — Horton Foote Quote

“I've redone plays of mine and made changes. A play is a living thing, and I'd never say I wouldn't rewrite years later. Tennessee Williams did that all the time, and it's distressing, because I'd like the play to be out there in its finished form.”

“I've lived long enough to know things go in and out of fashion, and things not well received now can be totally reversed years later.”

“My mother, twenty-two, was Harriet Gautier Brooks, named for her paternal grandmother, but always called Hallie. My father, twenty-six, was Albert Horton Foote, named for his father and great-grandfather, and I was named Albert Horton Foote, Jr.”

“There are some moments that are pretty distressing in 'Prometheus.' In fact, the last hour is pretty distressing.”

“The sheer number of paintings of unconscious women is distressing.”

“The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.”