There, standing at the piano, was the original good time who had been had by all.

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

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

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

Drama criticism ... is a self-knowing account of the way in which one's consciousness has been modified during an evening at the theatre.

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.

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.