He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor.

Those who know the joys and miseries of celebrities when they have passed the age of forty know how to defend themselves.

Art is not about something, Art is something

I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but male brains that I prefer.

... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius.

The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.