If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.

Own the room. Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the time. Instead, high self-esteem comes from how you feel in any moment. So walk into a room acting like you're in charge, and spend your energy on making the people around you happy. Giving confidence to others will come back to you and you'll end up feeling better about yourself.

My grandmother always used to say, "If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?" I always remember this and it's true. You have to start each day again-you can't repeat what you did.

I had never heard anyone play like Benny Goodman and had never seen anyone like him on the stage. I realize now that what impressed me and stayed with me in memory was - the sounds he made. He played so purely. The music seemed to come from him, not just the instrument he played with such mastery.

There's no trick of teaching acting. Either someone wants to do it and is gifted, or not.

I try to find humor in everything I do, because I think all great plays - even great tragedies - have enormous humor in them.

If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.