There's more of yourself in a book than a play. that's why we know all about Dickens and not much about Shakespeare. Ben Jonson murdered people; Marlowe was a spy; Shakespeare just sat in the corner and took notes.
John MortimerThe shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yoghurt.
John MortimerI knew nothing about farce until I read Puce a l'Oreille, and had no idea what a deadly serious business it is.
John MortimerIt is desperately important to remember when enough is enough, when you've finished the scene.
John MortimerI found criminal clients easy and matrimonial clients hard. Matrimonial clients hate each other so much and use their children to hurt each other in beastly ways. Murderers have usually killed the one person in the world that was bugging them and they're usually quite peaceful and agreeable.
John Mortimer