Quotes About Irwin Shaw

Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House

Hazen had already begun to mix her a martini. She watched approvingly. "Martinis make everything worthwhile, don't they?" she said, smiling at Strand.

I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?

I would absolutely love to do a revival of 'Bury the Dead' by Irwin Shaw on Broadway, but it would have to be Joe Calarco's version that we did Off-Broadway at The Transport Group in 2008. It was just one of those amazing shows that didn't run long enough and not nearly enough people got a chance to see.

My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me.