We're actors. We're the opposite of people. Tom Stoppard actoroppositepeople Change image and share on social
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain. Tom Stoppard advicebucketgive Change image and share on social
My scripts are possibly too talkative. Sometimes I watch a scene I've written, and occasionally I think, 'Oh, for God's sake, shut up.' Tom Stoppard godhaveoccasionally Change image and share on social
James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice to be universally recognized. Tom Stoppard essentiallyindifferencejame Change image and share on social
Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it. Tom Stoppard betgamblelife Change image and share on social
I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen prematurely. Tom Stoppard bookcaseenvyfall Change image and share on social
Embarrassingly enough, I often can't remember how I came to write something. Tom Stoppard embarrassinglyrememberwrite Change image and share on social
The whole thing about writing a play is that it's all about controlling the flow of information traveling from the stage to the audience. It's a stream of information, but you've got your hand on the tap, and you control in which order the audience receives it and with what emphasis, and how you hold it all together. Tom Stoppard audiencecontrolemphasis share on social
If I hadn't left Czechoslovakia, I would have been dead. Tom Stoppard czechoslovakiadeadleave Change image and share on social