Light entertainment means it mustn't teach you anything..

There are people who prefer to say ‘Yes’, and there are people who prefer to say ‘No’. Those who say ‘Yes’ are rewarded by the adventures they have, ….

The problem's always been to deal with the fear.Cos the fear is pretty . . . it ruins everybody really..

Some people in this life think they're worth something, or that they have a right to things. I never thought I had a right to anything 'cause of the ….

My feeling is the moment the theatre is not full you have to do something else. But most people somehow think 'If we did it better, they would come'.….

Every theatre worth anything has somebody in the middle of it who is driving it; like Joan Littlewood with her theatre..

I think my brain is much more intelligent than I am...so I tend to trust it..

If people had no fear, you'd hardly need to have to teach them. It's the fear that screws everything up..

Wherever you go it's the same fear. And the same protective devices. There is one big error I think and partly my fault which is that a lot of things….

I was crazy about silent comedy - in the old days, and crazy about Japanese movies..

Truth is that the best ideas are often psychotic, obscene and unoriginal..

I'm not against work, I think work is great, I work a lot; but if you want to play, the consequences must not be important..

In life most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. Bad improvisers block action often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop….

I don't even think you should tell the audience you're improvising. It's like an apology in case it's bad : 'we're just making it up' If the improv i….

Every time you go the way the audience expects, they'll think you're original. People laugh with pleasure at the obvious..

In a normal education everything is designed to suppress spontaneity, but I wanted to develop it..

An artist who is inspired is being obvious. He’s not making any decisions, he’s not weighing one idea against another. He’s accepting his first thoug….

If it weren't for fear, I wouldn't have to teach you a damn thing.

Very hard to get an audience. So if you're going to fill the theatre, you can't just rely on old stuff..

Most people I meet are secretly convinced that they’re a little crazier than the average person. People understand the energy necessary to maintain t….

At school any spontaneous act was likely to get me into trouble. I learned never to act on impulse, and that whatever came into my mind first should ….