David Hare

Playwright

1775 - 1842

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The one thing that 'Via Dolorosa' has is no opinions. To me, curiosity is 50 times as valuable as opinion.
David Hare
Surely our job while we're here on Earth is to learn about the world, not to create parallel universes.
David Hare
Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.
David Hare
Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.
David Hare
Strength was the virtue of paganism; obedience is the virtue of Christianity.
David Hare
No one but a fool is always right.
David Hare
Smiles are the language of love.
David Hare
If the purpose of the stumpy little NFT theatre under Waterloo Bridge is not to acquaint young audiences with Ozu, with Ophuels, with D. W. Griffith and with Agnes Varda, then what exactly does it exist for?
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Via Dolorosa' is the only thing I have ever acted in my life, professionally, and I'll never act again.
David Hare
Politics is just a function of business now, just a tributary of the great entrepreneurial capitalist system.
David Hare