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

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

We shall be judged by what we do, not by how we felt while we were doing it.

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.

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

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.