There is nothing like tasting the grit of fear for rediscovering that the umbilical cord is made of piano wire.
You'd be surprised how many kings are only a queen with a moustache.
The frivolity with which all theatrical activity is conducted has one consoling feature-there are no rules of behavior that apply regularly to any part of the theatre.
Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.
Self-deception is sometimes as necessary a tool as a crowbar.
All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say 'No' and said 'Yes'.