“In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any pla...” — George Pierce Baker Quote

“In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action.”

“No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.”

“Out of the past come the standards for judging the present; standards in turn to be shaped by the practice of present-day dramatists into broader standards for the next generation.”

“If we win, someone else loses. But if someone else loses, we lose. Which is a point we're not getting. The new spirituality will make this just painfully obvious.”

“If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling.”

“I think with any movie, the more you know, it loses some of its power.”