Caryl Churchill

Film & Theater England 1938 100 quotes

Feminist innovator of Top Girls, Churchill's non-linear forms offered quotable critiques of patriarchy.

Quotes by Caryl Churchill

I like plays that are political, but not polemical.

Interview 1982

The past is always with us, whether we like it or not.

Top Girls 1982

We're all trying to find our place in the world.

Top Girls 1982

I'm interested in the way language shapes our understanding of the world.

Interview 1982

There's no such thing as a happy ending.

Interview 1982

The world is a very strange place.

Top Girls 1982

We're all trying to survive, aren't we?

Top Girls 1982

I'm interested in the way power is distributed, and how it's abused.

Interview 1982

There's no such thing as a simple truth.

Interview 1982

I like plays that are challenging, that make you work.

Interview 1982

The future is now.

Top Girls 1982

We're all trying to make a difference, aren't we?

Top Girls 1982

I'm interested in the way history is written, and how it's interpreted.

Interview 1982

There's no such thing as a perfect world.

Interview 1982

The world is full of contradictions.

Top Girls 1982

We're all trying to find love, aren't we?

Top Girls 1982

I'm interested in the way society is structured, and how it affects individuals.

Interview 1982

There's no such thing as a simple solution.

Interview 1982

I like plays that are experimental, that push the boundaries.

Interview 1982

The only constant is change.

Top Girls 1982