Frank D. Gilroy Professions : PlaywrightBorn : October 13, 1925Died : September 12, 2015 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Frank D. Gilroy I sometimes like to sit in the silence and darkness and listen to my heart shine. Frank D. Gilroy silenceshiningheart I hate Sunday, and I don't think I'll ever get over it. But I'm going to try. Frank D. Gilroy sundayhatethinking The Lord doesn't want anybody in His house who has to be dragged there. Frank D. Gilroy lordhousewant The world doesn't owe anyone a living—including veterans. Frank D. Gilroy includingveteranworld You reach a time... when fact and fiction blend seamlessly. If you do it too soon, it's journalism. If you do it too late, you forget, and it's fantasy. There's an optimum time. Frank D. Gilroy youjournalismtimeforget The way plays happen, at least with me, it's spontaneous combustion of things you've had in your head. Frank D. Gilroy yourmeyouway I'd like to walk into a room sometime and be introduced as the author of something other than that play. There's always one thing in a career that has more impact than anything else. In my case, 'The Subject Was Roses' was that thing. Frank D. Gilroy roseswalkalwaysplay I remember how I would wait for a play idea. I wasted a tremendous amount of time. I didn't realize that ideas could be made into movies or novels. Frank D. Gilroy waittimerememberideas I don't believe in updating. If a play works, it draws something from being true to its time. Frank D. Gilroy trueplaytimebelieve Young men who have been away, been to war, they are different when they come home. Frank D. Gilroy younghomemenwar I think of myself as a storyteller. Frank D. Gilroy i-thinkmyselfthinkstoryteller You're looking at a guy who has no reason to complain about anything. Frank D. Gilroy lookinganythingyoureason Similar Authors Alan Ayckbourn playwright Bonnie Greer playwright Annie Baker playwright August Wilson playwright August Strindberg playwright Athol Fugard playwrightAll Authors
