"I believe that one of the most sound ideas in dramatic writing is that in order to create something universal, you must pay very great attention to the specific."

Quote:

I believe that one of the most sound ideas in dramatic writing is that in order to create something universal, you must pay very great attention to the specific.

Attribution:

Lorraine Hansberry radio interview with Studs Terkel, broadcast on WFMT Radio, Chicago, Illinois, May 12, 1959, “Make New Sounds: Studs Terkel Interviews Lorraine Hansberry.” American Theater (November 1984): 6