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.

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.

I have to act to live.

There is a spirit in us that makes our brass to blare and our cymbals crash-all, of course, supported by the practicalities of trained lung power, throat, heart, guts.

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.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

Work is life for me, it is the only point of life - and with it there is almost religious belief that service is everything.