I Often Thought My Gravestone Would Say,

If I Was On A March At The Moment I Would Be Saying To Everyone: Be Honest With Each Other. Admit There Are Limitless Possibilities In Relationships, And Love As Many People As You Can In Whatever Way You Want, And Get Rid Of Your Inhibitions, And We'll All Be Happy.

I Suspect The Base That I'm Working From Is Not Particularly One Of Inquiry, But Of Memory Of What I Did Last Time.

Macbeth Is A Very Popular Play With Audiences. If You Want To Sell Out A Theater, Just Mount A Production Of Macbeth. It's A Short Play, It's An Exciting Play, It's Easy To Understand, And It Attracts Great Acting.

Baz [luhrmann] Paid Me One Of The Greatest Compliments Ever. I Don't Know Him, Really, But When I First Met Him I Was Congratulating Him On Romeo + Juliet - Which I Think Is A Wonderful Adaptation - And He Said, "oh, Well We Couldn't Have Done It Without Your Richard Iii, Which Was An Inspiration!" I've Never Quite Checked Up On The Dates To See Whether Or If, In Fact, We Did Our Film Before He Did His.

I Have Been Reluctant To Lobby On Other Issues I Most Care About - Nuclear Weapons (against), Religion (atheist), Capital Punishment (anti), Aids (fund-raiser) Because I Don't Want To Be Forever Spouting, Diluting The Impact Of Addressing My Most Urgent Concern - Legal And Social Equality For Gay People Worldwide.