The artist who makes himself accessible is self-destructive.

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it.

I believe in poetic discourse, in the value of speech in a non-naturalistic way; it's speculative.

I have plenty of political views and plenty of social and personal prejudices. I do not, however, value them.

A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal.

Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety.

I am so far as I am aware not at all influenced by dramatists, expect for Shakespeare, who I have to say, it is impossible not to be influenced by if you hold language to be the major element of theatre.