Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

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

I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.

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

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

Criticism- a big bite out of someone's back.