I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

I was always a self-conscious person.

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

You have no idea how fragile an actor's self-worth is.

It's difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what's truly happening - if anything, if nothing. A close-up demands absolute truth. It's a severe and awesome truth

Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.

I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.