8 Quotes & Sayings By Kenneth Tynan

Dr. Kenneth Tynan was born in New York City on November 2, 1923, grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He served as president of the American Psychoanalytic Association, director of the Institute of Human Relations at Columbia University, and director of the Child Study Center at the New York School of Social Work. Dr Read more

Tynan is a member of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and the International Psychoanalytic Association.

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Coming to New York from the muted mistiness of London, as I regularly do, is like travelling from a monochrome antique shop to a technicolor bazaar. Kenneth Tynan
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A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening. Kenneth Tynan
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The unique thing about Margaret Rutherford is that she can act with her chin alone. Among its many moods I especially cherish the chin commanding the chin in doubt and the chin at bay. Kenneth Tynan
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A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car. Kenneth Tynan
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What when drunk one sees in other women one sees in Garbo sober. Kenneth Tynan
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All of life is more or less what the French would call s'imposer - to be able to create one's own terms for what one does. Kenneth Tynan
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A novel is a static thing that one moves through a play is a dynamic thing that moves past one. Kenneth Tynan