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.

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

The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.

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

Acting, I found, was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?

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

I would rather do what I did than crawl in front of a ritualistic Left and lie the way those other comrades did betray my own soul.