You can persuade a man to believe almost anything provided he is clever enough, but it is much more difficult to persuade someone less clever.

Since we cannot hope for order, let us withdraw with style from the chaos.

There is truth and falsehood in a comma.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

You are an over-excited little man, with a need for self-expression far beyond the scope of your natural gifts. This is not discreditable. Neither does it make you an artist.

We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.

I write for film or, in this case, television when I haven't got a play cooking.