"It's only important to differentiate between patriotism and nationalism. I speak of enlightened patriotism."

“You don't really audition for Hamlet; Hamlet is one of those roles that a director or producer decides you should do it.”

Source : Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 27, 2016.

“I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was Einstein.”

Source : "Q & A: Stephen Hawking and daughter Lucy". Today Interview, www.today.com. November 2, 2007.

“Every reasonable human being should be a moderate Socialist.”

Source : "Thomas Mann: A Critical Study". Book by R. J. Hollingdale. Chapter 2, 1971.

“I've got a lot of ham in me.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“I felt foolish and tired, as if I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind to discover there was no one there.”

“As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.”

“Writing comes more easily if you have something to say.”

“Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.”