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.

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.

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.

The fact that Iam writing to youin Englishalready falsifies what Iwanted to tell you.My subject:how to explain to youthat I don't belong to Englishthough I belong nowhere else, if not herein English.

What i literally cannot describe is the hollowness in my lungs when i am out of her presence. It is as if i were dying from the want of her.

As complicated as joint custody is, it allows the delicious contradiction of having children and maintaining the intimacy of life-before-kid s.

This is a song called 'The Kill.' But don't be scared, it's a nice song. About losing your mind.

If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes ‘your arrangement’

Married, Married, Married! Buried! Yeah yeah yeah yeah

My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

Every adviser told me to study the company, learn the business for the first 90 days and don't make any decisions. I couldn't resist seeing broken things and immediately taking action.

Do nothing but be prepared to do anything.

Confusion is the best form of communication. It's left to be unexplained.