“ There is something very unique in American iconography about this notion of the pursuit of happiness. David Henry Hwang
“ As soon as a Western man comes into contact with the East -- he's already confused. The West has sort of an international rape mentality towards the East. ...Basically, 'Her mouth says no, but her eye… David Henry Hwang
“ My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally went to a summer workshop before my senior year with people like Sam Shepard an… David Henry Hwang
“ I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that. David Henry Hwang
“ For the myths of the East, the myths of the West, the myths of men, and the myths of women—these have so saturated our consciousness that truthful contact between nations and lovers can only be the re… David Henry Hwang
“ But is it possible for a woman to be too uninhibited, too willing, so as to seem almost too... masculine? David Henry Hwang
“ Judge: But why would that make it possible for you to fool Monsieur Gallimard? Please--get to the point.Song: One, because when he finally met his fantasy woman, he wanted more than anything to believ… David Henry Hwang
