There is no racial or religious prejudice among people in the theater. The only prejudice is against bad actors, especially successful ones.

Perhaps we have been misguided into taking too much responsibility from our children, leaving them too little room for discovery

Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.

An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right, so maybe that's good enough for one life.

The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no discomfort an actor didn't learn to endure. To survive, we had to be horses and we were.

At 50, you need to laugh about your age. If you don't, everybody else will do it for you. Happy birthday, old chum!

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.