A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct result of literature and the allied arts. It is our belief that no human being who devotes his life and energy to the manufacture of fantasies can be anything but fundamentally inadequate.

I like L.A., but I think whats changed is that the kinds of films I do, the mid-range dramatic film, has become an endangered species.

There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?

I'm ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine.

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed.

I find I have to give myself a day when I just shut myself off and do nothing but read.