I was born in Liverpool in England, and I lived there for the first nine years of my life. Peter Shaffer bearenglandlife Change image and share on social
Watching Italian opera, all those male sopranos screeching, stupid fat couples rolling their eyes about. That's not love, it's just rubbish. Peter Shaffer coupleeyefat Change image and share on social
I think people nowadays do tend to blame their parents for everything. Peter Shaffer blamenowadaysparent Change image and share on social
They look so expectant, and then they look so depressed... that was the other great lesson that The Royal Hunt of the Sun taught me, it was the profundity that masked drama can achieve, that of course, the audience were not seeing masks moving at all. Peter Shaffer achieveaudiencedepress share on social
I made, over the years in Cambridge, several very good American friends, and America appeared to me, a land of promise in every sense of that word, a land of freedom from the inhibitions and restrictions that I felt in England. Peter Shaffer americaamericanappear share on social
I really believe that studying organization, even in the form of studying detective story organization, is very, very valuable for a playwright, a budding playwright. Peter Shaffer buddetectiveform Change image and share on social
I'd be willing to bet that any incursion throughout history in which the invading country has proclaimed it is bringing benefits to the conquered is based on a lie. Peter Shaffer basebenefitbet Change image and share on social
I discover what I mean as I write. That can be both terrifically exciting and very dangerous, because when you look at your words later, you wonder, 'Did I really mean that, or am I just making verbal patterns?' Peter Shaffer dangerousdiscoverexcit share on social
I was an accomplice in my own frustration. Peter Shaffer accomplicefrustration Change image and share on social
Art and literature are my surrogate religions. Peter Shaffer artliteraturereligion Change image and share on social