You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a theory to be shapely, than for it to be true. Christopher Hampton importantscientistshapely Change image and share on social
It's great to get out of the study and work with real living and breathing people. Christopher Hampton breathegreatlive Change image and share on social
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs. Christopher Hampton criticdogfelt Change image and share on social
If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women. Christopher Hampton americancapitalismdefinition Change image and share on social
Since my adaptation of Ian McEwan's 'Atonement,' I get sent a lot of novels that people think will work as movies. So every now and then I make a point of sitting down and reading a couple of them. Christopher Hampton adaptationatonementcouple Change image and share on social
There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A. Christopher Hampton 80searlyfilm Change image and share on social
A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct result of literature and the allied arts. It is our belief that no human being who devotes his life and energy to the manufacture of fantasies can be anything but fundamentally inadequate. Christopher Hampton allyartbelief share on social
I find I have to give myself a day when I just shut myself off and do nothing but read. Christopher Hampton dayfindgive Change image and share on social
To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious? Christopher Hampton famousfervorhappiness Change image and share on social
I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed. Christopher Hampton commonplacedegradefail Change image and share on social
