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.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

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.

Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word.

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

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

If you're an artist, you've got to prove it.