Beth Henley Quotes

Beth Henley — American Playwright born on August 08, 1952,

Elizabeth Becker "Beth" Henley is an American dramatist and actress. She writes primarily about women's issues and family in the Southern United States. She is also a screenwriter who has written many film adaptations of her plays. She is known for her intertwining comic and serious moments in her pieces... (wikipedia)

Some really good things kind of swing both ways and I like to see people that can swing really, really, really sad and horrible and terrible and really, really, really beautiful and funny.

Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department.

It's really interesting that whenever you do something that is so out of character, like having an emotional outburst, that you don't get in trouble.

My fault now is making my plays too short.

My first few plays took place in the South and even The Lucky Spot was in the thirties but in Louisiana.