I was an only child. I lost both my parents. By the time I was twenty I was bald. I'm homosexual. In the way of circumstances and background to transcend I had everything an artist could possibly want. It was…

Quote by Alan Bennett

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Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The...

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody...

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks...

Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks...

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey...

We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey...

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to...

I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to...

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at...

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity...

We were put to Dickens as children but it never quite took. That unremitting humanity...

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their...

My films are about embarrassment.

My films are about embarrassment.