What did my parents say when I told them I wanted to be an actor? 'Be a plumber.'
What I do believe is theatre is a medium with a peculiar ability to air vital issues.
When people say, 'If I had my life over again I wouldn't do anything different,' well, I'd do everything differently just for the variety.
Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art.
The idea that if you are very clever you shouldn't be an actor would be laughable in Russia.
Where licentiousness begins, liberty ends.