There's only one reason why a character drinks: to seek confrontation. To fight for what they want in ways normally denied them.

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

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.

Listening is not merely hearing, it is receiving the message that is being sent to you. Listening is reacting. Listening is being affected by what you hear. Listening is letting it land before you react. Listening is letting your reaction make a difference. Listening is active.

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

The life of an actor is a bit easier to take if you admit you're bonkers.

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