Tennessee Williams
Birthday: 26 March 1911, Columbus, Mississippi, USA
Birth Name: Thomas Lanier Williams
Tennessee Williams met long-term partner Frank Merlo in the summer of 1948 (Merlo died of lung cancer in the fall of 1963). Though separated briefly in 1961 and again in 1962, the two were partners fo ...Show More
[1983] I've gone from good reviews, to bad reviews, to no reviews.
[1983] I've gone from good reviews, to bad reviews, to no reviews.
[re his assignment to write screenplay for Lana Turner] I think that it is one of the funniest but m Show more
[re his assignment to write screenplay for Lana Turner] I think that it is one of the funniest but most embarrassing things that ever happened to me, that I should be expected to produce a suitable vehicle for this actress. I feel like an obstetrician required to successfully deliver a mastodon from a beaver. Hide
Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.
Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.
[April 1947] Nobody sees anybody truly. Vanity, fear, desire, competition - all such distortions wit Show more
[April 1947] Nobody sees anybody truly. Vanity, fear, desire, competition - all such distortions within our own egos - condition our vision of those in relation to us. Add to those distortions in our own egos, the corresponding distortions in the eyes of the others - and you see how cloudy the glass must become through which we look at each other. Hide
[on public acknowledgment of his homosexuality] To feel some humiliation and a great deal of sorrow Show more
[on public acknowledgment of his homosexuality] To feel some humiliation and a great deal of sorrow at times is inevitable. But feeling guilty is foolish. I am a deeper and warmer and kinder man for my deviation. More conscious of need in others, and what power I have to express the human heart must be in large part due to this circumstance. Hide
[May 1982] I don't understand my life, past or present, nor do I understand life itself. Death seems Show more
[May 1982] I don't understand my life, past or present, nor do I understand life itself. Death seems more comprehensible to me. Hide
Why pick on [Elia] Kazan just because he made a mistake sixteen years ago and joined the Communist P Show more
Why pick on [Elia] Kazan just because he made a mistake sixteen years ago and joined the Communist Party when he didn't know what it was all about? If you keep it up, there won't be anybody out here but those who know how to make B-pictures. Hide
[on celebrity] Being successful,and famous makes such demands! I wanted it and still want it with on Show more
[on celebrity] Being successful,and famous makes such demands! I wanted it and still want it with one part of me, but that isn't the part of me that is important or creative. Hide
Eli Wallach has discovered the secret of pissing people off. He's happy.
Eli Wallach has discovered the secret of pissing people off. He's happy.
[on Marlon Brando] He loves the light! See how the light shines through him? . . . I shouldn't be pa Show more
[on Marlon Brando] He loves the light! See how the light shines through him? . . . I shouldn't be partial, but he is my favorite one. Hide
[on alcoholic episodes in his later years] I was always falling down, and I would always say, 'I'm a Show more
[on alcoholic episodes in his later years] I was always falling down, and I would always say, 'I'm about to fall down', and almost nobody ever caught me. Hide
A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages.
A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages.
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