Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit.

I was the hero of the young insurgent working class art movement.

The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.

I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.

I was taken in by what might be called the Hard Times version of the Communists' advertising or recruiting technique.

I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.