Patriotism Is Considered To Be

I Don't See That Many Plays, And For Me, Musicals Are Rarely Pleasing.

There's Nothing Regular About My Life At All, Really. I Don't Keep A Regular Schedule And Every Day Is Different. It's All Rather Chaotic.

I Wrote My First Play At The Age Of 10, 55 Years Ago, And I've Always Found It A Fantastic Relief To Imagine I Know What Things Would Be Like From The Point Of View Of Other Individuals And To Send Out Signals From Where I Actually Am Not. Playwrights Never Need To Write From The Place Where They Are.

The Actor's Role In The Community Is Quite Unlike Anyone Else's. Businessmen, For Example, Don't Take Their Clothes Off Or Cry In Front Of Strangers In The Course Of Their Work. Actors Do.

Patriotism Is Considered To Be An Emotion A Person Ought To Feel. But Why? Why Is It Nobler To Love Your Own Country Than To Love Someone Else's?