My stage successes have provided me with the greatest moments outside myself, my film successes the best moments, professionally, within myself.

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 knew that my husband was a song that I had forgotten the words to and I was a fuzzy photograph of someone he used to love.

Being on the side of the Light is much tougher than being on the side of the Dark...

Promise people with the hope of not letting any fracture misalign you from fulfilling those promises. That gives you a recommendable brand.

This was the first piece to the whole story—the beginning.

One makes one's own luck, but you have to give the universe the opportunity to help you.

All I ever think about day and night is-how can I make a difference in the lives of others, how can I provide an ounce of contentment and happiness?

The greatest Clerkes be not the wisest men.

When someone who is known as a comedic actor goes to drama, it often doesn't work out, because they really just chose wrong, I think - or maybe they're just not good actors, I don't know.

It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.

I was quite a snob when I was a theatre actor earlier in my career.