I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do.

What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens.

I actually would love to live in New York. But I need land; I need space. I'd love to move to a place where I could have a lot of land and a goat.

College was a great time. I partied there, but I also learned how to act.

Acting is very much like a child making believe. I'm not one to become a character, but I fall in love with the character. It's like having faith; you're going to be that person for a while.

I've always had this deep and chronic sense of dissatisfaction.

I think my face and voice suit me better as I get older.

I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character.

The first thing I look for is the humor, because you can tell what the character's fears and insecurities are through the humor.

I always wanted attention, and I realized I could make people laugh.

I can hear the songs of your eyes, I can feel the warmth of your glowing cheek, and I can get lost in the smile of your soul.

The holy country is occupied by holy citizens.

Read Hearn, the most eloquent and truthful interpreter of the Japanese mind, and you see the working of that mind to be an example of the working of Bushido.

The way to get people to love you is to show them that you love them.

You should have noticed by now, sometimes a monster looks just like any other man.

...ethics were in most cases a burden that could be reasonably ignored in pursuit of necessity.

Inside many of us is a small old man who wants to get out.

Women are ever the dupes or the victims of their extreme sensitiveness.

If I am to tell you how to grow old gracefully, I must tell you at the beginning of life; for no man can grow old gracefully unless he begins early.

Giving is the highest expression of our power.