An actor must make his needs (goals, wants, objectives) so strong that he is willing to interfere with the other actor in order to get what he needs. Interfering means getting in their way so that what you want is stronger than what they want.

Consistency is the death of good acting.

Everyone thinks romance is weak. Yet romance is everyone's secret dream-it's why we're alive.

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

Humor is an attitude, a survivor’s way of looking at life. It’s not about telling jokes.

An actor is looking for conflict. Conflict is what creates drama. We are taught to avoid trouble [so] actors don't realize they must go looking for it. Plays are written about...the extraordinary, the unusual, the climaxes. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.

To go into acting is like asking for admission to an insane asylum. Anyone may apply, but only the certifiably insane are admitted.