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

The sheer complexity of writing a play always had dazzled me. In an effort to understand it, I became a critic.

A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.

The unique thing about Margaret Rutherford is that she can act with her chin alone. Among its many moods I especially cherish the chin commanding, the chin in doubt, and the chin at bay.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself

I do not see the E.E.C. [European Economic Community] as a great love affair. It's more like nine middle aged couples with failing marriages meeting at a Brussels hotel for a group grope.