Spielberg read the 'Understudy' and decided that was the voice he wanted to write 'Smash.' He wanted a story that had humanity and humor and high-stakes dreams. -Theresa Rebeck Humor
The movies are all about visual, and television is all about character and dialogue. -Theresa Rebeck Movies
I remember when I was at Brandeis, Geoffrey Wolff, he was a great fiction-writing teacher. He was the writer-in-residence, and for those of us who wanted to be writers, you were so excited to be in the same hallway as him. -Theresa Rebeck Teacher
It's one of the central problems of American culture: telling you if you're younger, more beautiful, more famous, whatever, that then you'll be happy. -Theresa Rebeck Famous
You have to respect who the character is. It has its own internal truth, and you can't betray that. And if you don't betray that, it will not betray you. -Theresa Rebeck Respect
