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.

If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition

A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.

I gave my life to the Group Theatre, because in it I'm building something for myself. What I build, I am.

The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.