I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.

The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act.

Of all the things I've done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It's the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator.

Acting, is not a profession for adults.

If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey.