I don't care more about '13' because it's in the Olivier than I did about 'Cock' in a 100-seat studio. They both matter because it's still a person sat there watching your play. And the play has to be good… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
The days of print media are numbered. Some papers will be around for a few years, but everyone knows news is going online. Then… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
Theatre tends to be more metaphorical and intense, as you're locked in one room and focused on one thing. Television can hop around, and… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
In Britain, many people love the royal family, and other people don't - but either way, we own them, and we have an opinion,… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
If people are going to spend a night out at the theatre, they don't just want 'good' - we can watch box sets for… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone is boring, actually, if you ask the right questions and look at them the right way. — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
“Without my voice and spirit I am dust. This is not what I want, but what I must.” — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
What I've found is if you get the right characters in the right story and put them in the right setting - and let… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
“...I am better Thoughtful Prince than King. Potential holds appeal since in its castle walls One is protected from the awful shame Of failure.” — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
Where do we invest our trust now? In politicians? Most people would say not. In banks, in religion, in a sense of nationhood? In… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
When I was nine, I found a copy of 'Doctor Who: the Making of a Television Series' in the school library. It had a… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
I wrote a very bad play about Prince William when I was 23 in which he went off to the island of Iona to… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
I don't care more about '13' because it's in the Olivier than I did about 'Cock' in a 100-seat studio. They both matter because… — Mike Bartlett Copy Share Image
