Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

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

There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.

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 used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.