I Love Criticism Just So

The Stately Homes Of England, How Beautiful They Stand, To Prove The Upper Classes, Have Still The Upper Hand.

Consider The Public. Never Fear It Nor Despise It. Coax It, Charm It, Interest It, Stimulate It, Shock It Now And Then If You Must, Make It Laugh, Make It Cry, But Above All Never, Never, Never Bore The Living Hell Out Of It.

If By Any Chance A Playwright Wishes To Express A Political Opinion Or A Moral Opinion Or A Philosophy, He Must Be A Good Enough Craftsman To Do It With So Much Spice Of Entertainment In It That The Public Get The Message Without Being Aware Of It.

Many Years Ago I Remember A Famous Actress Explaining To Me With Perfect Seriousness That Before Making An Entrance She Always Stood Aside To Allow God To Go On First. I Can Also Remember That On That Particular Occasion He Gave A Singularly Uninspired Performance.

I Can Take Any Amount Of Criticism, As Long As It Is Unqualified Praise.