I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past? - Harold Pinter 1 Share Now -
All I'm saying is that there are many different kinds of political theatre and many plays I greatly admire: 'Antigone,' 'Mother Courage,' 'All My Sons.' But, if I tackle a political theme, I have to do it in my own way. - Harold Pinter 2 Share Now -
I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights. - Harold Pinter 3 Share Now -
I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights. - Harold Pinter 4 Share Now -
My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish. - Harold Pinter 6 Share Now -
I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate. - Harold Pinter 7 Share Now -
Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt. - Harold Pinter 8 Share Now -
I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right. - Harold Pinter 9 Share Now -
No one wanted me to be a conscientious objector. My parents certainly didn't want it. My teacher and mentor, Joe Brearley, didn't want it. My friends didn't want it. I was alone. - Harold Pinter 10 Share Now -
