I don't look at my work in a critical or analytical way; I just don't think of myself objectively. It doesn't interest me. Tom Stoppard analyticcriticalinterest Change image and share on social
I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music. Tom Stoppard branchmusicpop 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
When I was younger, I could do something useful just by being free for half a day, but now I need five days to get the world I've left out of my head and ten days or a fortnight not talking to anyone to hold what I need to hold inside my head. Tom Stoppard dayfortnightfree share on social
I seem to be failing in my intention to be as boring as I possibly can be for self-protection. Tom Stoppard borefailintention Change image and share on social
I like the notion of theater as recreational. Tom Stoppard notionrecreationaltheater Change image and share on social
You don't often get a proposal to do Tolstoy for a really interesting director - that's easy to say yes to. Tom Stoppard directoreasyinterest Change image and share on social
Theatre probably originated without texts, but by the time we get to the classical Greek period, theatre has become text-based. Tom Stoppard baseclassicalgreek Change image and share on social