I began by acting like the person I wanted to be, and eventually I became that person.
I've often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you'd suppose.
The only really good thing about acting in movies is that there's no heavy lifting.
It's better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones.
I improve in misquotation.
One pretends to do something, or copy someone or some teacher, until it can be done confidently and easily in what becomes one's own style