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

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.

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

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.

Western man, especially the Western critic, still find it very had to go into print and say: "I recommend you to go and see this because it gave me an erection."

A good many inconveniences attend playgoing in any large city, but the greatest of them is usually the play itself.

Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood.