Theater is a recreation. It can be much more, but unless it's recreation, I don't see the point of it.
Tom StoppardI write scenes - often quite long scenes - mainly because I still get seduced into writing six lines where one and a half will do.
Tom StoppardHe's never known anything like it! But then, he has never known anything to write home about, so this is nothing to write home about.
Tom Stoppard