English - Writer | September 19, 1964 -
I'm a Jew. I think of myself as a Jew first and Englishman second.
Patrick Marber
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I have made a decision that in future, I will only take on movies that have a better than 75 per cent chance of being made, and that's not easy.
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I come back to the theatre happily knowing that while it won't make me rich, it will provide me with fun.
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I consider myself a Jewish writer, like all my heroes: Tom Stoppard, David Mamet, Philip Roth, Arthur Miller, Woody Allen.
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I don't try to be likeable. The worst thing people do is present versions of themselves to the world that aren't real.
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Enough people like me. Enough to let me sleep at night.
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I think writing is a glorious and noble thing.
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Almost every play is 10, 15 minutes too long.
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I have the comedian's fear of bottles flying. I've never been bottled off, but I have had things thrown at me. Bag of crisps. And there's still a part of me, when I sit in an audience, that thinks people are going to start heckling the play.
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If I get anything out, producing anything, no matter whether it's good or not, I allow myself a little pat on the back.
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I'd been to the Comedy Store, and I loved the terror of it and the way the best comedians could control the crowd. What confidence that would give you, if you could somehow survive.
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I did have a midlife crisis.
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