Spreuken over Society

At the very least, [such actions] signal to society and the world that a lot of Americans do see this as an issue of some urgency. Here, the national government is not speaking, but lots of other players are.

It's a very important issue and what we are doing today is sending all the wrong signals into the society and into the culture. We're saying let's be selective in this process and let's not let certain groups of people here, and yet once they get here, we're saying we should protect them.

It's really about liberty. I'm very concerned about a growing intolerance and bossiness throughout society. Pubs are not health clubs.

I found myself wondering what a gay person in such a masculine-oriented society did -- whether they fled to Denver or toughed it out. I began thinking about homophobia. In fact, the thing that destroyed the relationship between the two characters was their own homophobia.

Theater is about sharing an experience. Through theater you can recognize and meet the society that it's born in, the temperament, the themes, the energy, the view, how things are looked at politically, humanly. Shakespeare is a good meeting point for such an encounter. It's like a diamond - it depends how you look at it. In each angle it reflects different light, different meaning.