No author has created with less emphasis such pathetic characters as Chekhov has. Votes: 6
Vladimir NabokovEducate yourself, welcome life's messiness, read Chekhov, avoid becoming an architect at all costs. Votes: 5
Kurt VonnegutChekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny. Votes: 5
Vera FarmigaIbsen, Chekhov, Shakespeare, and Beckett to me are the most revolutionary. Votes: 3
John Cameron MitchellUnless you're doing Shakespeare or Chekhov... the written word is not sacrosanct. Votes: 3
Alan ArkinI'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom. Votes: 3
Orson WellesChekhov - shall I be blunt? - is the greatest short story writer who ever lived. Votes: 3
George Saunders