“I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change.”

“My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!”

“I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music.”

“Lost Time is never found again.”

“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”

“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.”

“Once and for allthe idea of glorious victorieswon by the glorious armymust be wiped outNeither side is gloriousOn either side they're just frightened men messing their pantsand they all want the sa...”

“It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.”

“Theatre is a sacred space for actors. You are responsible you are in the driving-seat. ”

“Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.”

“Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure. ”

“I think it's cool that London Fashion Week is about young designers trying wacky things.”