Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner is a celebrated American playwright and screenwriter, renowned for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Angels in America." Born in 1956, New York City, Kushner is known for his explorations of political and social themes, often focusing on issues of identity, gender, and justice. His impactful storytelling extends to film, with notable works including the screenplay for Steven Spielberg's "Munich" and "Lincoln," showcasing his profound influence on contemporary theater and cinema.
Book summaries for books written by Tony Kushner
Quotes
The world only spins forward. We will be citizens. The time has come.
The great work begins.
This disease will be the end of many of us, but not nearly all, and the dead will be commemorated and will struggle on with the living.
The world is a very different place now.
You are the fattest, most ignorant, least self-aware generation that has ever lived.
The truth is complicated.
There is no God, but I'll swear there is one if that's what it takes to save you.
We won't die secret deaths anymore. The world only spins forward.
All the angels are gone, ma'am. They've left you.
The world is not made for people who are kind.
I've lived through such terrible times, and there are people who live through much worse. But you see them living anyway.
The worst things in history have happened because people who weren't evil, but were good, acted out of a firm belief in the goodness of their fellow men.