Anthony Shaffer Quotes

1926–2001 England

Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. He is best remembered for his Tony Award winning play Sleuth, and its acclaimed 1972 film adaptation.

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Christmas sits like a black hole on the calendar, and the other holidays implied by "happy holidays"—Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, etc.—are powerless to be drawn in by its force.

Andrew: Now, the shortest way to a man's heart is humiliation. You soon find out what he's made of.

Sleuth (1970)

Milo: You have to be serious if you want to be in love.
Andrew: You have to be serious about crime if you want to afford to be in love.

Sleuth (1970)

Milo: I hear she's a scrubbed blonde with all the sex appeal of chilled Dettol.
Andrew: (with dignity) There are those who believe that cleanliness is next to sexiness.

Sleuth (1970)

Milo: You must be joking.
Andrew: You would know it if I were.

Sleuth (1970)

Milo: So she's used to luxury. Whose fault is that?
Andrew: It's not a fault if you can afford it. But can you?

Sleuth (1970)

Doppler: You seem to regard marriage as a game, sir.
Andrew: Not marriage, Inspector. Sex. Sex is the game with marriage the penalty.

Sleuth (1970)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anthony Shaffer (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.