"When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it."

Behavior, Giving, Light, Theatre

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"When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it."

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"We are suffocated by writers who want to enlighten us with their truths. For me, the theatre is beautiful because it is a secret, and secrets seduce us, we all want to share secrets."

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"I never 'say' anything in my work. I invent a world. Let others decide what is being 'said'."

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"I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly."

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