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

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

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.

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

Competition [in a scene] 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.

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

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