I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.

Keep pace with the present. Take a trip to the moon. envision the future.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless dexterity with which the violinist makes music on his. Just because he doesn't look like a violin is no reason to assume his techniques should be thought of as less difficult.

We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.

Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.