If the door has been opened and I've been invited, or if I'm not invited and I somehow know I'm supposed to go in there, I put myself together and go in, praying all the while. I try to learn something before I go in. I try to show some respect of the place I'm going into.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life itself and the quest for peace.

I don't think there's such a thing as autobiographical fiction. If I say it happened, it happened, even if only in my mind.

It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.

Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged.

In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons.