This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.

As Beckett said, it's not enough to die, one has to be forgotten as well.

I could be a bit of a pain in the arse. Since I've come out of my cancer, I must say I intend to be even more of a pain in the arse.

Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.

I'm always the interrogator. When I was an actor in rep, I always played sinister parts. The directors always said, 'If there's a nasty man about, cast Harold Pinter.'

If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court, an impartial, properly constituted court which has international respect.