Our function as playwrights to some extent is to make audiences see with their ears, because films make us see with our eyes much better. Peter Shaffer audienceearextent Change image and share on social
A part of me is always envious of people who live in the present and are sustained by a sense of spontaneity. Even dogs have that capacity: they're always wanting to participate in something, and I don't often have that element in me. Peter Shaffer capacitydogelement share on social
I've seen the most remarkable thing. It's in the New York Public Library. They've got the original typescript of 'The Importance of Being Earnest' - all four acts of it. Peter Shaffer actearnesthave Change image and share on social
Librarians as a race tend to be tedious. Peter Shaffer librarianracetedious Change image and share on social
If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting. Peter Shaffer londonoilpaint Change image and share on social
You can't always let people do their own thing. Peter Shaffer peoplething Change image and share on social
I think I did have fantasies about being an actor. In fact, I know I did. Peter Shaffer actorfactfantasy Change image and share on social
I think plays, like books, are endemic. They grow out of the soil of the writer and the place he's writing about. I think, you just can't move them about, you know. Peter Shaffer bookendemicgrow Change image and share on social
Things rust, you know, like the heart. My cardiologist said, 'It's a pump; use it - that's the sole advice I've got to give you.' It's the same in playwriting. Don't theorise about it. Do it. Peter Shaffer advicecardiologistgive Change image and share on social
And in fact, I think one of the best guides to telling you who you are, and I think children use it all the time for this purpose, is fantasy. Peter Shaffer childfactfantasy Change image and share on social
