Top 25 Quotes by Harold Pinter of 83 - Page 4

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.

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.

Harold Pinter

Writing, Independent, Boys

"Pinter: I won't be silenced". Interview with Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2001.

When you lead a life of scholarship you can't be bothered with the humorous realities, you know, tits, that kind of thing.

Harold Pinter

Humorous, Reality, Kind

Harold Pinter (2015). “Death etc.”, p.66, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

In Cuba I have always understood harsh treatment of dissenting voices as stemming from a "siege situation" imposed upon it from outside. And I believe that to a certain extent that is true.

Harold Pinter

Believe, Voice, Cuba

"Caribbean Cold War". Red Pepper Magazine, May 1996.

The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.

Harold Pinter

Rooms, Stood Up

The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.

Harold Pinter

Country, Awards, Years

I believe an international criminal court is very much to be desired.

Harold Pinter

Believe, Criminals, Court

I've had my fill of these city guttersnipes--all that scavenging scum! They're the sort of people, who, if the gates of heaven opened to them, all they'd feel would be a draught.

Harold Pinter

Cities, People, Heaven

Harold Pinter (1999). “The Dwarfs: And Nine Revue Sketches”, p.15, Dramatists Play Service Inc