E. M. Forster

History develops, art stands still.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.

I see a lot of actors for whom life becomes one big schedule. I guess I try to be more sensitive to my private life - to take a breath of fresh air and be in the countryside or on a golf course.

They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York.