There is always an audience for different individuals, but critics sometimes stop the audience finding the show and the show finding the audience.

- Richard O'Brien

Life's too short to be working with divas.

- Richard O'Brien

It is difficult to go on the next night after you receive a sandbagging.

- Richard O'Brien

I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every theatre in London.

- Richard O'Brien

That means more to me, truthfully, than commercial success. To be a loved human being is much more important to me then any of those other things.

- Richard O'Brien

I've never wanted to play bank managers and real people particularly.

- Richard O'Brien

Don't just dream it. Be it!

- Richard O'Brien

There's something about shadows because you make your own mind up about what's lurking in them.

- Richard O'Brien

I have done every job in the Theatre apart from wardrobe. I was out of work more times than I was in it.

- Richard O'Brien