Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.


M. Butterfly (ed. Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1988) - ISBN: 9780822207122

David Henry Hwang Quotes

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.