I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal.

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Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind,...

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind,...

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only...

At the age of four with paper hats and wooden swords we're all Generals. Only...

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me...

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me...

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon

I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.

I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a...

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a...

Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth.

Parents are the bone on which children sharpen their teeth.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant....

Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant....

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away...

By increasing the size of the keyhole, today's playwrights are in danger of doing away...

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future...

I'm convinced there's a small room in the attic of the Foreign Office where future...

Men think about women. Women think about what men think about them.

Men think about women. Women think about what men think about them.

People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the...

People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the...