Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.

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• Alan Bennett:

  I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

• Alan Bennett:

  Life is generally something that happens elsewhere.

• Alan Bennett:

  Cancer, like any other illness, is a bore.

• Alan Bennett:

  My films are about embarrassment.

• Alan Bennett:

  Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key.

• Alan Bennett:

  If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

• Alan Bennett:

  Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

• Alan Bennett:

  Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching.

• Alan Bennett:

  I write plays about things that I can't resolve in my mind. I try to root things out.

• Alan Bennett:

  Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.