I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.

Life is enthusiasm, zest.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

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

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?

Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.

Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is - and not so much a matter of being real.