A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.

The greatest films are those which show how society shapes man. The greatest plays are those which show how man shapes society.

William Congreve is the only sophisticated playwright England has produced; and like Shaw, Sheridan, and Wilde, his nearest rivals, he was brought up in Ireland.

What, when drunk, one sees in other women, one sees in Garbo sober.

A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.

A novel is a static thing that one moves through; a play is a dynamic thing that moves past one.

If there's one thing I can't bear, it's people who are wise during the event.