Other people's lives come at us without a backstory most of the time. The present is like that. Tom Stoppard backstorylivepeople Change image and share on social
A great production of a black comedy is better than a mediocre production of a comedy of errors. Tom Stoppard blackcomedyerror Change image and share on social
The more doors there are for you to open, the better the play. Tom Stoppard dooropenplay Change image and share on social
My father was a doctor in Moravia, in the south of the country. There were a number of Jewish doctors in the hospital there, and at a certain point - almost too late, really, but in time - they were all sent overseas by their employer. Tom Stoppard countrydoctoremployer share on social
My family was in Singapore when the Japanese War started. We were in Singapore at the time of Pearl Harbor, and by the beginning of 1942, the Japanese invasion of Burma and Singapore had started. Tom Stoppard beginburmafamily Change image and share on social
I think that the present is worth attention, one shouldn't sacrifice it to future conceptions of, of this future or that future. Tom Stoppard attentionconceptionfuture Change image and share on social
It's very common for people to recommend something to me because they're going on what I've already written, when, what really is the case, is that you want to write about something you haven't written about, in ways that you haven't done before. Tom Stoppard casecommonhave share on social
To be in love with Debo Devonshire is hardly a distinction. Tom Stoppard debodevonshiredistinction Change image and share on social
Somebody who likes to do my plays is a good director for them. Tom Stoppard directorgoodlike Change image and share on social
You are the plays you write. How on earth could you write them otherwise? They're projections of your own predilections. Tom Stoppard earthplaypredilection Change image and share on social
