An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet. In the short span of his lifetime, an actor must learn all there is to know, experience all there is to experience, or approach that state as closely as possible. He must be superhuman in his efforts to store away in the core of his subconscious everything that he might be called upon to use in the expression of his art.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

I can't let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film

Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication. Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have. Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done.

The only greatness for man is immortality.

If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.