I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a most charming man and I used to send him my plays.

This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.

Nothing is more sterile or lamentable than the man content to live within himself.

I mean, if a thing works, if a thing is right, respect that, acknowledge it, respect it and hold to it.

There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.

It's so easy for propaganda to work, and dissent to be mocked.

I know the place. It is true. Everything we do Corrects the space Between death and me And you.