Notable Quotable: Larry Kramer on creativity and catharsis


by Rebecca Gross
Portrait of Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer, 2010. Photo by flickr user David Shankbone 

"I don’t believe in catharsis from [being] creative. If you’re any good, your work, what you are trying to say, becomes almost a genetic part of you that you don’t lose." -- Larry Kramer

You can read the complete interview with Larry Kramer here. If you're interested in artists whose work spotlights the LGBTQ community, you might enjoy our interviews with dancer/choreographer Sean Dorsey and photographer Mariette Pathy Allen.