Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world. Harold Pinter on attitude
My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish. Harold Pinter on birthday
I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights. Harold Pinter on government
Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo. Harold Pinter on government
I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate. Harold Pinter on intelligence
I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right. Harold Pinter on intelligence
I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past? Harold Pinter on movingon
There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre. Harold Pinter on politics
I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights. Harold Pinter on relationship
If Milosevic is to be tried, he has to be tried by a proper court, an impartial, properly constituted court which has international respect. Harold Pinter on respect
Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt. Harold Pinter on smile
I think that NATO is itself a war criminal. Harold Pinter on war
I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz. Harold Pinter on war