Beckett Quotes

28 quotes by 21 authors

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a handsome little sum, with a beginning and a middle and… — Samuel Beckett
Opens up a whole new view of Beckett. The strong mutual attraction between Beckett and Cunard may help explain the leftist political views he expressed… — Barney Rosset
As Beckett said, it's not enough to die, one has to be forgotten as well. — John Hurt
I belong to that generation who, as students, had before their eyes, and were limited by, a horizon consisting of Marxism, phenomenology and existentialism. For… — Michel Foucault
I don't think there's been any writer like Samuel Beckett. He's unique. He was a most charming man and I used to send him my… — Harold Pinter
Beckett does not believe in God, though he seems to imply that God has committed an unforgivable sin by not existing. — Anthony Burgess
Waiting for Godot was not allowed. Neither was Henry Miller. The Soviets condemned them both. Miller would have been used as an example of decadence,… — Barney Rosset
The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great. — Val Kilmer
Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot,' billed as 'the laugh sensation of two continents,' made its American debut at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, in Miami, Florida,… — John Lahr
I have 800 books of just Samuel Beckett's work, tons of his correspondence, personal letters that he wrote. I have copies of plays he used… — John Larroquette
All really great artists, Jackson Pollack, John Cage, Beckett or Joyce - you are never indifferent to them. — Jonathan Safran Foer
There's always a host of voices you're inspired by. I love Don DeLillo, and I love Isaac Bashevis Singer, and I love Beckett, and I… — Dylan Moran
Where do I begin? I loved working with Kate Hepburn, which was one of the highlights of my life; Working with Richard Burton in Beckett… — Peter O'Toole
Samuel Beckett once said, "Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness." ...On the other hand, he SAID it. — Art Spiegelman
I am not interested in living in a city where there isn't a production by Samuel Beckett running. — Edward Albee
Artemis: "Right, brothers. Onward. Imagine yourself seated at a cafe in Montmartre." Myles: "In Paris." Artemis: "Yes, Paris. And try as you will, you cannot… — Eoin Colfer
The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. — Samuel Beckett
Nothing is funnier than unhappiness. — Samuel Beckett
It's so nice to know where you're going, in the early stages. It almost rids you of the wish to go there. — Samuel Beckett
According to Beckett's or Kafka's law, there is immobility beyond movement: beyond standing up, there is sitting down, and beyond sitting down, lying down, beyond… — Gilles Deleuze

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