Sofie Berg’s Reviews > 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater > Status Update

“Maria Irene Fornes was once my teacher. She objected to the language of intention in the method school of acting, to the constant refrain: ‘What does my character want in this scen?’ One day she said to us, ‘Who always wants something from someone else? Only criminals. An Americans.’”