I don't believe there is something called 'film' and something called 'theater,' and that words belong in the theater. Some rather bad films have few words in them; some good films have a lot of words in them. Tom Stoppard badbelongcall share on social
I think I'm a difficult conventional writer. Tom Stoppard conventionaldifficultwriter Change image and share on social
I adopted England as least as much as England adopted me. Tom Stoppard adoptengland Change image and share on social
A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. Tom Stoppard attitudecarriercatch 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
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
The idea that being human and having rights are equivalent - that rights are inherent - is unintelligible in a Darwinian world. Tom Stoppard darwinianequivalenthuman Change image and share on social
I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really. Tom Stoppard loveobjectivesocial Change image and share on social
For me, human rights simply endorse a view of life and a set of moral values that are perfectly clear to an eight-year-old child. A child knows what is fair and isn't fair, and justice derives from that knowledge. Tom Stoppard childclearderive share on social
I was an awful critic. I operated on the assumption that there was an absolute scale of values against which art could be measured. I didn't trust my own subjective responses. Tom Stoppard absoluteartassumption Change image and share on social