“Men enjoy the happiness they feel. We can only enjoy the happiness we give.”
Source: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Famous Christopher Hampton Quotes
“My problem is I'm a man of no convictions - at least, I think I am.”
Source: Treats: A Play
“I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.”
Source: Christopher Hampton Plays 1: Total Eclipse; The Philanthropist; Savages; Treats
Source: Plays: Total eclipse [u.a.] - 1. publ
“I find I have to give myself a day when I just shut myself off and do nothing but read.”
“I love films. If I'd known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have done that.”
“I'm ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine.”
“It's great to get out of the study and work with real living and breathing people.”
“There was a moment in the early '80s when I wanted to work on films and wanted to live in L.A.”