I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.

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.

I feel it is an obligation to help people understand the relation of food to agriculture and the relationship of food to culture.

The land gets inside of us; and we must decide one way or another what this means, what we will do about it.

There is no such thing as an incurable disease, only incurable people.

In a machine, every part has a function. In a poem, every word needs to be there.

Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure.

I am flawed, deeply flawed. I didn't invent the [doping] culture but I didn't try to stop the culture and that's my mistake, and that's what I have to be sorry for.

I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn.

Being impeccable with your word is not using the word against yourself.

We don't have two lives-a "spiritual" life here and a "regular" life there. Our life in Christ is one unified lifestyle, and it is who we are wherever we are.

Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.