"I don't see the theater as an establishment. The National Theatre has always seemed to me a people's theater. It was never meant to reinforce the values of the government of the day, nor does it, nor should it."

-- David Hare

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“When I'm on camera, I have to do things pretty much the way I do things in everyday life. It gives the audience someone real to identify with.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“It is no exaggeration to say that Syria holds the key for nearly all of Americas foreign policy goals in the Middle East. As Syria goes, so goes the region.”
“The guitar to me, from the classical/gut-string guitar right through to Hendrix, et cetera, has all the range [of sound]. Within those six strings it is incredible what one can get sound-wise. It's just down to imagination, really.”
“The next time you get nervous about others opinions, look them mentally in the eye and say, "What you think of me is none of my business."”
“There was the gate next, which she(Liesel)clung to. A gang of tears trudged from her eyes as she held on and refused to go inside. People started to gather on the street, until Rosa Hubermann swore at them, after which they reversed back whence they came. ~A TRANSLATION OF ROSA HUBERMANNâ€™S ANNOUNCEMENT~ â€˜What are you arseholes looking at?”
“In order for American Pie to have worked, you have to have a character who, even while he is humping a pie, the audience still likes”
“Kindness Day? Kindness Day? Do you suppose if we were kind and enthusiastic for centuries uninterruptedly, that someone would create 'Nasty, Indifferent Day'?”
“Women are much more sensitive. We know that emotionally but their organs respond to the same degree.”

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