Theater is a recreation. It can be much more, but unless it's recreation, I don't see the point of it.

Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child

The universe is deterministic all right, just like Newton said, I mean it's trying to be, but the only thing going wrong is people fancying people who aren't supposed to be in that part of the plan.

Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving?

Underneath runs the main current of preoccupation, which is keeping one's nose clean at all times. This means that when things go wrong you have to pass the blame along the line, like pass-the-parcel, till the music stops.

I'm a conservative kind of person. I don't think rightwing is quite the same thing. But I acknowledge my conservatism of temperament.

I was so thrilled being a reporter, because it gave you the kind of access to people that you wouldn't ever get to meet.