Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world.

Almost 70 years have gone by, and I've still got that feeling when I write... Writing, for me, is still it. It has always been the basis of everything I do. I'm a writer who performs, not a performer who writes. I love the act of writing. It's still a thrill for me.

My wife and I just started listening to the late Beethoven Quartets together, an activity I recommend for all married couples, but that doesn't really mean that I'm finished reading.

You can't be young always. The day will come when everything will fall apart.

Humphrey Searle writes music that sounds like the theme from 'Star Wars' played backwards through a washing machine.

Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail.

Writing is a performance art for me. They're very closely aligned, writing and performing. But I'm a writer, not a performer.