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

The actor needs to find out what the basic fight is in every character in every scene.

Acting in theatre or television or screen is only for the irrecoverably diseased, those so smitten with the need that there is no choice.

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

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.

If we lived for reality, we'd be dead, every last one of us. Only dreams keep us going.

Creating relationship is the heart of acting. It is basic. It is essential.