Above all, you must remain open and fresh and alive to any new idea.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights.

Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we all do it.

The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience.

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.

Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.

One name by itself can't fully represent God's majesty & power.

Monsters are real and ghosts are real too they live inside us and sometimes they win.

Sometimes, a girl just has to dive under the duvet and regroup.

Pity the meek for they shall inherit the earth.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Piety is the fermentation of the forming mind and the putrefaction of the disintegrating one.

Illinois is a state of suspended animation and the people live in hibernation from Oct. to whenever it ever gets warmer.

I love theater. To have the people onstage right there, to be working in concert with other artists, this is a like a school of fish moving together.

Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.

The best security for old age: respect your children.