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Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton
British Playwright
Born: Jan 26, 1946
About Always Get People Work You
Related authors: Graham Greene Howard Barker James M. Barrie Ken Hill Laura Wade Martin McDonagh Robert Bolt W. Somerset Maugham
I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and those who live by what they believe, falsely, to be the truth. Christopher Hampton
Truth Lie People Live Believe Those Divide Know Always Falsely Who Groups Two
I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed. Christopher Hampton
You Husband Think Humiliating Degrading About Something Having Rival Fail Commonplace Succeed
A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct result of literature and the allied arts. It is our belief that no human being who devotes his life and energy to the manufacture of fantasies can be anything but fundamentally inadequate. Christopher Hampton
Life Great Human Being World Result Energy Our Direct Allied Troubled Disappointments His Human Arts Being Anything Literature Inadequate Fantasies Manufacture Who Belief Fundamentally Number
To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious? Christopher Hampton
Happiness Woman Marriage Strict Prestigious Possibly Religious Seduce Morals More Could Fervor Famous Her
If you take a really good book, then the potential is for a really good film. But you've got to get it right. Christopher Hampton
Good You Book Potential Take Got Get Then Really Good Book Film Good Film Right
There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A. Christopher Hampton
Work Live Films Wanted Moment Early
It's great to get out of the study and work with real living and breathing people. Christopher Hampton
Work Great People Living Out Study Real Get Breathing
I find I have to give myself a day when I just shut myself off and do nothing but read. Christopher Hampton
Myself Day Nothing Find Give Read Off Just Shut
Often I think the novels I read won't make very good movies - I better not say which I'm looking at for potential films! - but it's nice to have an excuse to just sit and read for a whole day. Christopher Hampton
Good Day Better Looking Sit Nice Think Films Say Good Movies Potential Excuse Make Read Very Often Just Which Movies Whole Novels
I'm ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine. Christopher Hampton
First Saw Mine Say Court Ashamed Play Royal

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