Wouldn't it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn't have tea?.

The air is like a draught of wine. The undertaker cleans his sign, The Hull express goes off the line, When it's raspberry time in Runcorn..

Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon The author of Lear remains unshaken Willie Herbert or Mary Fitton What does it matter? The Sonnets were written..

But why, oh why, do the wrong people travel, when the right people stay at home?.

AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives..

What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining..

Acting is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be..

Familiarity breeds contempt, but without a little familiarity it's impossible to breed anything..

Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep..

Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority..

Goodnight, my darlings, I'll see you tomorrow..

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with,….

Consider the public. Never fear it nor despise it. Coax it, charm it, interest it, stimulate it, shock it now and then if you must, make it laugh, ma….

Never trust a man with short legs. His brains are too near his bottom..

Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses..

I don't think pornography is harmful, but it is terribly, terribly boring..

You will know you're old when you cease to be amazed..

It's never too early for a cocktail..

Work hard, do the best you can, don't ever lose faith in yourself and take no notice of what other people say about you..

If by any chance a playwright wishes to express a political opinion or a moral opinion or a philosophy, he must be a good enough craftsman to do it w….

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it..