You can't go around chasing your own plays and showing up every time somebody does one somewhere. You just cross your fingers and hope that they're OK. Tom Stoppard chasecrossfinger Change image and share on social
The thing that happens remarkably often is that the people who are writing a dissertation believe they need to speak to me in order to do their dissertation. They need to interview me. Tom Stoppard dissertationintervieworder Change image and share on social
If I am on a journey where I only have time to read one-and-a-half books, I never know which one-and-a-half I'll feel like reading. So I bring eight. Tom Stoppard bookbringfeel Change image and share on social
Everybody I know is writing plays twice a year. It's sort of making me feel I am not up to much. Tom Stoppard feelmakeplay Change image and share on social
Because theatre is a story-telling art form, we feel entitled to assume that the playwright got there before we got there. Tom Stoppard artassumeentitle Change image and share on social
In 2005, I got an email from Belarus Free Theatre. They were emailing playwrights in America and England announcing their existence and saying they would like support from us. I wrote back and asked if they wanted us to visit. They said, 'Yes, we'd love that.' Tom Stoppard americaannounceask share on social
A free press needs to be a respected press. Tom Stoppard freepressrespect Change image and share on social
The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority. Tom Stoppard authoritycollectiondeal Change image and share on social
Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them. Tom Stoppard gravitatepersonresponsibility Change image and share on social
In the end, my children put me on to Pink Floyd when they were teenagers. Tom Stoppard childendfloyd Change image and share on social
