I will accept anything in the theatre . . . provided it amuses or moves me. But if it does neither, I want to go home.

It's no use to go and take courses in playwriting any more than it's much use taking courses in acting. Better play to a bad matinée in Hull, it will teach you much more than a year of careful instruction.

I will accept anything in the theatre . . . provided it amuses or moves me. But if it does neither, I want to go home.

I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop.

It's no good pacing up and down. It won't make the plane arrive any faster. Just sit down and accept that we're delayed. You're just making a fool of yourself.

I'm an enormously talented man, and there's no use pretending that I'm not.

You always ought to have tom cats arranged, you know - it makes 'em more companionable.