Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.
The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.
There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.
Every fighter has one fight that makes or breaks him.
I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.
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.