Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history. Suzan-Lori Parks distancehistorylove Change image and share on social
I learned that if we embrace what's happening, we are also embracing what is possible - and a road opens up for God to meet us halfway. Suzan-Lori Parks embracegodhalfway Change image and share on social
I love beautiful black-and-white movies - anything Bette Davis, especially 'Now', 'Voyager', 'Casablanca', 'Mildred Pierce'; anything by Orson Welles, Truffaut, or Godard; and 'Paper Moon' by Peter Bogdanovich. Suzan-Lori Parks beautifulbetteblack share on social
Someone yelled at me once, 'You never write about yourself.' People used to get so mad at me for that. But my definition of myself is completely up for grabs. I'm everywhere, just like we all are. Suzan-Lori Parks completelydefinitiongrab Change image and share on social
The writing of 'Topdog' was a great gift. I feel the play came to me because I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. Suzan-Lori Parks causecircumstancedespair share on social
I don't read reviews. I refuse to have my ego inflated or deflated by someone I don't know. Suzan-Lori Parks deflateegoinflate Change image and share on social
My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of a spaceship - the idea that black people are from outer space, there's a poetic truth to that. We are this vast people. Suzan-Lori Parks blackfunkfunkadelic share on social
My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library. Suzan-Lori Parks armyfatherfavorite Change image and share on social
Being a playwright of any race is difficult, and Lord knows it gets more difficult the further you get from the middle of the road. I don't know what kind of magic my mojo is working, but it's working. Suzan-Lori Parks difficultkindlord share on social
I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are. Suzan-Lori Parks audiencebeautifulbook share on social