Have a very good reason for everything you do.

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.

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.

No matter how well you perform, there's always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it's lousy.

You only spoke a single line, yet it felt like a life sentence.

A man who is fed up with being successful all the time must definitely try failure to feel better!

And may God better understand and love us, than we, in our weakness, can do him.

You know, sometimes I feel like I walk around with a target on my back with the films I make.

Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.

At the heart of all good fiction and at the heart of all good gossip is the same thing: trouble.

Is the labyrinth living or dying?

I see the invisible spirits, where demons still find it livable. I need a hug to hold my soul inside my body.

One cannot toss ambassadors back like bad fish," said Eugenides. "You treat them with care, or you'll find you've committed an act of war.

The only secure knowledge is that I exist.