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Peter Shaffer Quotes (1926-2016)
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About Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer, CBE (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for his plays The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Equus and Amadeus (he adapted the last two for their screen versions).
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“The men climb the Andes.”
“Rehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process.”
“Tragedy obviously does not lie in a conflict of Right and Wrong, but in a collision between two different kinds of Right...”
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Peter Shaffer on Normality
“The Normal is the good smile in a child's eyes - all right. It is also the dead stare in a million adults.”
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Peter Shaffer on Laurence Olivier
“When I was young, I used to queue at the theater early in the morning to see Olivier. His performances were electrifying...I admired their originality and courage...and their terror. There is no acting like it today. He made me want to become part of the theater.”
About Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer, CBE (15 May 1926 – 6 June 2016) was an English dramatist and screenwriter, best known for his plays The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Equus and Amadeus (he adapted the last two for their screen versions).