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 came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.

I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people.

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

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

I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.

If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.