Art Is The Close Scrutiny Of Reality

Fifteen Years Ago I Walked Out Of A Production Of One Of My Plays At The Rsc Because I Decided It Was A Waste Of Time.

When Humanness Is Lost The Radical Difference Between The Bodies In The Pit And People Walking On The Street Is Lost.

Auschwitz Is A Place In Which Tragedy Cannot Occur.

We Are Still Living In The Aftershock Of Hiroshima, People Are Still The Scars Of History.

Art Is The Expression Of The Conviction That We Can Have A Rational Relationship With The World And Each Other. It Isn't The Faith Or Hope That We Can, It Is The Demonstration That We Can.