Wow. Tennessee Williams is my favorite writer. What a fascinating and sensitive man he appears to be here. He had an astounding gift for writing and for conveying what it means to be human and alive in this world.
😅I've loved TW since I was a teenager. I don't think he's the greatest writer or playwright ever, but I know of no writer with more compassion for human beings, more empathy and understanding. I think he died a couple of yrs after this interview, and the critics had already written him off before then, but he made 2 points that have absolutely come true, as I write this in 2023. Firstly, he couldn't go on writing the same plays he wrote as a young man. He was a creative artist, which meant he changed , and experimented and developed new styles, which the critics couldn't/wouldn't accept. NOW, those later works are being acclaimed and staged worldwide, recognized as new masterpieces from the old master. It took great courage for him to continue to follow his ideas, in the face of so much derision and mockery. So to me, he is a great writer and a hero.
It is a little sad, but he triumphed. Those last experimental plays are now being staged and acclaimed. He had faith in himself, despite the scorn of the critics, and continued in the path he had chosen.
