It's insulting to ask a dramatist what his view of his play is. I have no opinion

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.

The truth has got to appear plausible on the stage

Now, drama is quite useful at helping us to understand what our position is and, conversely, we might then understand why our theatre is being destroyed

Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done.

When humanness is lost the radical difference between the bodies in the pit and people walking on the street is lost.

It's wonderful to be able to sit down and write a play.