creativity Quotes

When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years.

Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.

I think of myself as a theater animal instead of an intellectual animal.

A publisher many years ago asked if I'd like to write a novel for £50. And I said, 'Absolutely.'

I'm aware of my old plays and occasionally think about them, but I'm much more anxious about finding the next play.

The fact is that people are attracted to new work and by new work.

When I was in my teens, I was very, very keen on being the author of a book. What the book was was secondary. I wanted it to be in hardback. I didn't care how thick or thin it was, and I didn't actually care what it was about.

Theater is still a medium which attracts young writers. You'd think that it would be all over by now, with television and film. But it's not.

Writing a new play shouldn't be seen as a mystery belonging to a priesthood, but as a challenge, a technical challenge, just to get into it.

I'm good at being funny.