The message I take all round the world is Britain is open for business. Use this quote
The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. That's why I'm always hoping society never collapses because the first ones to go will be entertainers. Use this quote
Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. Use this quote
I might be writing what people expect me to write, writing from that place where I might be ruled by economic considerations. To overcome that, I started working with my dreams, because I'm not so censored when I use dream material. Use this quote
I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity. Use this quote
It's very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does. Use this quote
A pacifist will often - at least nowadays - be an internationalist and vice versa. But history shows us that a pacifist need not think internationally. Use this quote
Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it's the home of the extraordinary, the only home. Use this quote
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to. Use this quote
Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. Use this quote
Of course, sometimes when you write personally, you are also writing about society, obliquely reflecting topical issues, but not in a way that people would expect you to or in the way that someone trying to make a point would. Use this quote
I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge. Use this quote
All the modern verse plays, they're terrible; they're mostly about the poetry. It's more important that the play is first. Use this quote
Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood. Use this quote
I grew up in an artists' community in New York, in a building that was government-subsidised for artists. No one made any money, but they made art for the sake of art. Use this quote
But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith. Use this quote
You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent. Use this quote
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Use this quote
It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well. Use this quote
I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff. Use this quote
