The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional.

Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.

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

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.

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."

Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a Peeping Tom and I will show you the making of a dramatist.

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