We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act.

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.

Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.

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.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

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

Above all, you must remain open and fresh and alive to any new idea.