I think people have some control over what they want; there's a relationship - maybe not automatic - between what you want and get.

I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.

We're paid to care. That's what actors get their money for. But the main goal is not for the actors to be frustrated at the end of the show, but for the audience to be throwing their shoes at the television set. That's what we're trying for.

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

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

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.

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