I like trying to create a spark through a collaboration between me and the audience. Tom Stoppard audiencecollaborationcreate Change image and share on social
For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write a play I will be revealed as someone who is no good at all. Tom Stoppard goodlongmanage Change image and share on social
When I was 20, in 1957, and maybe you would say I was old enough to know better, but nevertheless, I was completely nuts about Buddy Holly. And I loved pop bands that had absolutely no intellectual pretensions whatsoever. I loved the Monkees. Tom Stoppard absolutelybandbuddy share on social
I think theater ought to be theatrical. Tom Stoppard theatertheatrical Change image and share on social
People have quite a simple idea about 'Anna Karenina.' They feel that the novel is entirely about a young married woman who falls in love with a cavalry officer and leaves her husband after much agony, and pays the price for that. Tom Stoppard agonyannacavalry share on social
I proudly tell people, 'I have no computer,' so as not to be ashamed of having no computer. Tom Stoppard ashamedcomputerpeople Change image and share on social
In my mind, I always knew what my father looked like. Tom Stoppard fatherknowlook Change image and share on social
The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages. Tom Stoppard ageeunuchhouse Change image and share on social
If an idea's worth having once, it's worth having twice. Tom Stoppard ideaworth Change image and share on social
It was a different planet in 1967, the Broadway theatre. It had a little ashtray clamped to the back of every seat and the author got 10% of the gross. Tom Stoppard ashtrayauthorback Change image and share on social
