Dennis Potter Quotes

A collection of quotes by Dennis Potter.

Dennis Potter was a British television dramatist, screenwriter, and playwright. Born on May 17, 1935, in Forest of Dean, England, he is best known for creating innovative and powerful television dramas. Some of his notable works include "The Singing Detective," "Pennies from Heaven," and "Brimstone and Treacle." Potter's storytelling style often incorporated musical elements and explored themes of personal anguish and social commentary. He passed away on June 7, 1994, leaving a significant impact on British television and a legacy of daring and thought-provoking storytelling.

To love it too much is to obscure and not see what is there.

To love it too much is to obscure and not see what is there.

Dennis Potter

Love

The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can

The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not?

Dennis Potter

Amazing

The thing about imagination is that by the very act of putti

The thing about imagination is that by the very act of putting it down, there must be some truth in one's own imagination.

Dennis Potter

Imagination

The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that

The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that we have as a child is something we necessarily must lose.

Dennis Potter

Knowledge

Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, th

Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty.

Dennis Potter

Poetry

Religion, you can't a handle on it, you just have to know or

Religion, you can't a handle on it, you just have to know or not know-people either believe or they don't believe.

Dennis Potter

Religion