Men must be either the slaves of duty, or the slaves of force.
Nothing which does not transport is poetry. The lyre is a winged instrument.
Remorse is the punishment of crime; repentance, its expiation. The former appertains to a tormented conscience; the latter to a soul changed for the better.
Drawing is speaking to the eye; talking is painting to the ear.
Close your eyes and you will see.
In really good acting we should be able to believe that what we hear and see is of our own imagining; it should seem to be to us as a charming dream.