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Tom Stoppard Quotes

English - Dramatist | July 3, 1937 -

I went to an English school and was brought up in English. So I don't feel Czech.

School Feel Up English Czech

Although I don't examine myself in this respect, I would say, off the top of my head, that I've come to acknowledge my Czechness more as I get older.

Respect Myself Say More Top Head

Like most writers, I just create because I have a story to tell, really.

Story Create Tell Because Just Like

I wanted to be in the theater. It is simply the way I felt.

Way Wanted Simply Theater Felt

My intention still is to write a play to commemorate, possibly rather skeptically, the 50th anniversary of the Russian revolution. I started it at the beginning of 1966, but confronted with the enormous importance and reality of that revolution, I absolutely boggle. I don't know what to do about it.

Anniversary Beginning Revolution Play

In my mind, I always knew what my father looked like.

Father Mind Always Like Knew Looked

Success is a sort of metaphysical experience. I live exactly as I did before - only on a slightly bigger scale. Naturally, I won't be corrupted. I'll sit there in my Rolls, uncorrupted, and tell my chauffeur, uncorruptedly, where to go.

Success Live Experience Go Tell Sit

I think I enlist comedy to a serious purpose.

Purpose Think Comedy Serious I Think

I don't think falling in love in Slovakia is much different from falling in love in Tunbridge Wells.

Love Think Falling In Love Falling

The truth of the matter is that I used to be much more - as it were - shy. Now I don't care!

Truth Care Now Shy Matter More

Everybody I know is writing plays twice a year. It's sort of making me feel I am not up to much.

I Am Me Writing Feel Year Know

I have a spasm of envy for the person that was killed by a falling bookcase, as long as it doesn't happen prematurely.

Long Envy Person Falling Happen

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