Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologuist, and novelist. Read full biography of Eric Bogosian →
I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.
I write, but I also act.
I'm always surprised by things that happen to my work.
I'm not a light-hearted person, so I can't think light-hearted at work.
I'm not hip, I'm not cool, I'm not glib.
I'm very underground.
If we all knew we were going to live to be 150 years old, we'd all approach our lives very differently.
It's a mental fake-out to myself. I make believe I'm making a new show so I forget the material I was working on and make up some fresh... →
Well, the real Eric Bogosian is pretty self-conscious of himself.
I do write about people who are complex and are striving with something and can't quite get past their own stuff, which would be a proxy for... →