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

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

Competition is healthy. Competition is life. Yet most actors refuse to acknowledge this. They don't want to compete. They want to get along. And they are therefore not first-rate actors. The good actor is the one who competes, willingly, who enjoys competing. An actor must compete, or die...Peacefulness and the avoidance of trouble won't help in his acting. It is just the opposite he must seek.

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

The moral: Don't settle for anything less than the biggest dream for your future Fight to make the dream come true.

Consistency is the death of good acting.

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