I like dialogue that is slightly more brittle than life. I have always admired and wished to write one of those 1940s film scripts where every line is written with a sharpness and economy that is frankly artificial. Tom Stoppard 1940sadmireartificial share on social
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. Tom Stoppard agehighmaturity Change image and share on social
If you are well known at something else, you get points for doing stuff which lots of other people do, and much more, and they don't get any points at all. You get over-praised, over-credited. Tom Stoppard creditlotpeople Change image and share on social
Corporeal death is not the whole story. Tom Stoppard corporealdeathstory Change image and share on social
The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists. Tom Stoppard conventionmediumsound Change image and share on social
I don't do interviews under false pretenses. Tom Stoppard falseinterviewpretense Change image and share on social
If I had been asked to write 1,200 words for a newspaper tomorrow, on any subject, I would just do it rather than leave a white hole in the page. And I think it's a very healthy attitude to take to writing anything. Tom Stoppard askattitudehealthy share on social
The fact is, I loved being English. I was very happy to be turned into an English schoolboy. Tom Stoppard englishfacthappy Change image and share on social
