Boredom Is The Keynote Of Poverty —

I Have Had The Irreplaceable Opportunity Of Learning My Profession With The Proper Tools, The Most Important Of Which Is Not A Pencil Or A Typewriter, But The Necessary Time To Think Before Using Them.

The Theatre Breeds Its Own Kind Of Cruelty, And Its Sadism Takes On A Keener Edge Since It Can Be Enjoyed Under The Innocent Guise Of Critical Judgment.

Without Vanity A Writer's Work Is Tepid, And He Must Accept His Vanity As Part Of His Stock In Trade And Live With It As One Of The Hazards Of His Profession.

Charity In The Theatre Usually Begins And Ends With People Who Have A Play Opening The Week Following One's Own. Their Unlikely Benevolence Is Not So Much A Purity Of Heart As The Knowledge That They Face A Firing Line With Rifles Aimed In Exactly The Same Direction.

The Frivolity With Which All Theatrical Activity Is Conducted Has One Consoling Feature-there Are No Rules Of Behavior That Apply Regularly To Any Part Of The Theatre.