pinter Quotes

“Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world.”

“My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish.”

“Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.”

“I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.”

“I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.”