The secret to life is to enjoy the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.

The 19thc hatred of Realism is Caliban's enraged reaction to seeing his own face in the mirror. The 19thc rejection of Romanticism is Caliban's fury at not seeing his face reflected in the mirror.

The only thing worse than being misquoted is being sentenced to two years' hard labour for buggery

The only thing worse than quoting me, is not quoting me

The mere mechanical technique of acting can be taught, but the spirit that is to give life to lifeless forms must be born in a man. No dramatic college can teach its pupils to think or to feel. It is Nature who makes our artists for us, though it may be Art who taught them their right mode of expression.

The basis of action is lack of imagination. It is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

The best art is about individualism, free self-expression and realising a unique, imaginative perspective- A true artist takes no notice whatever of the public. The public are to him non-existent.