Acting is an everlasting search for truth.

I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am lying and when I am not. For what is acting but lying and what is good acting but convincing lying?

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

Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.

You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need. Also, you have to know life - bastards included - and it takes a bit of one to know one, don't you think?

Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we all do it.