The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass.

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

Don't be afraid to be outrageous; the critics will shoot you down anyway.

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.

The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass.

What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?

Acting, is not a profession for adults.