The first thing you should do with an actor is not sign a contract with him. Take him to dinner. And take him for a walk afterwards.

One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.

The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.

Every picture that is successful has one little miracle in it.

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

I value peace, too, when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.

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.