My life hasn't always been a disaster, it's just that when it has, it's been a spectacular disaster.
I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.
Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.
Have you noticed ... there is never any third act in a nightmare? They bring you to a climax of terror and then leave you there. They are the work of poor dramatists.
If you must fail ... fail spectacularly!
The way I cook it's more like mad science. There's a lot of inspiration and dramatic failure with the occasional gorgeous success.
Very few of the great leaders ever get through their careers without failing, sometimes dramatically.
