From as long as, literally as far back as I can remember I've liked puns, word jokes, I can literally recall looking at a comic at the age of six or seven and I remember what I enjoyed and what it was precisely and how the joke worked. Tom Stoppard agebackcomic share on social
All your life, you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye. And when something nudges it into outline, it is like being ambushed by a grotesque. Tom Stoppard ambushblurclose Change image and share on social
Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. Tom Stoppard agehighmaturity Change image and share on social
Nobody would be killed on the roads if the speed limit were 10 miles an hour. Tom Stoppard hourkilllimit Change image and share on social
Theater is still a medium which attracts young writers. You'd think that it would be all over by now, with television and film. But it's not. Tom Stoppard attractfilmmedium 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
It's really hard to talk about writing, and I'm usually conscious if I'm misleading people or misleading the questioner, because the problem with writing is the next line. Tom Stoppard conscioushardline Change image and share on social
Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else. Tom Stoppard bandconcertdance Change image and share on social
Success is a sort of metaphysical experience. I live exactly as I did before - only on a slightly bigger scale. Naturally, I won't be corrupted. I'll sit there in my Rolls, uncorrupted, and tell my chauffeur, uncorruptedly, where to go. Tom Stoppard bigchauffeurcorrupt share on social
One of the attractions of translating 'Heroes' is that it's not the kind of play that I write. If it had been, I probably wouldn't have wanted to translate it. There are no one-liners. It's much more a truthful comedy than a play of dazzling wit. Tom Stoppard attractioncomedydazzle share on social
