I think the bait for doing something really is always the part.

There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.

The virtue of the country is that it makes you thirsty for the city.

I played Lucky in Waiting for Godot at Yale and it was a thing that Stanislavski talks about: he says you don't need his 'method' if you can count on your inspiration and it was a moment of inspiration that came to me, not in rehearsal but on stage. It hit me right there in the middle of the play and it was great - it travelled into immediate communication.

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.

Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.