[on whether he harbored any resentment at his forced retirement from the stage after he was fired by Britain's National Theater] I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare... An actor must act.

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

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

Scratch an actor and you'll find an actor.

Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity.

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