Beth Henley

I did write a couple of original screenplays, but I'd rather write plays. ↗

— Beth Henley

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I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, really in suburbia, so my mother was in community theatre plays. ↗

— Beth Henley

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I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness. ↗

— Beth Henley

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I love writing for the screen. ↗

— Beth Henley

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I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money. ↗

— Beth Henley

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I was just restless with being in school; so I went out to Los Angeles. ↗

— Beth Henley

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I'm very into the first production of the show. ↗

— Beth Henley

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In movement class, you had to lie on the floor and get your alignment in to pass the class. ↗

— Beth Henley

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It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright. ↗

— Beth Henley

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But here's the thing: what you do as a screenwriter is you sell your copyright. As a novelist, as a poet, as a playwright, you maintain your copyright. ↗

— Beth Henley

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