Train yourself for a profession that does not exist.

You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'

I go out there. I'm out there every day. [Pause] There is nothing out there.

Art is about the spontaneous connection of the artist to his own unconscious - about insight beyond reason. If his insight were reasonable, anyone could do it, but anyone cannot. Only few can, and they are called.

The purpose of technique is to free the unconscious. If you follow the rules ploddingly, they will allow your unconscious to be free.

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.

You get rich through luck. You get rich through crime. You get rich through fulfilling the needs of another. You can be as greedy as you like. If you can’t do one of those three things, you ain’t going to get any money.