Humor [in a scene] is not jokes. It is that attitude toward being alive without which you would long ago have jumped off the 59th Street Bridge.

Every scene is a love scene. The actor should ask the question: 'Where is the love?'

Take nothing for granted. Make an emotional discovery as often as you can find one in every scene. Ask yourself: What is new?

That's why there's so little romance in our world now: everyone thinks romance is weak.

We don't live for realities, but for the fantasies, the dreams of what might be. If we lived for reality, we'd be dead, every last one of us. Only dreams keep us going...When you are acting, don't settle for anything less than the biggest dream for your character's future.

Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.

The first step to a better audition is to give up character and use yourself.