Sometimes I just crave to play in Shakespeare again and I know and love playing Orlando so much.

Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.

As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.

Could you let me have the 3 weeks due to me now and if I work again before August I must of course repay you at the rate of exchange you let me have it at now if you kindly will.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart.

I think this goes more to the idea of 'relentless irony' than 'divine providence.

But as usual there's no answer to this. As usual, that's just how it is.

... when confronted with unusual life situations... A warrior acts as if nothing had ever happened, because he doesn't believe in anything, yet he accepts everything at its face value.

My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench into the machinery.

Self-respect knows no considerations.

The thought of somebody pulling and cutting around my face gives me stomach ache. Plastic surgery would be so painful. What if it doesn't look good? What if they made a mistake? I couldn't do it.

I'm constantly jumping off cliffs and developing my wings on the way down. ... It's a gamble, a ... spiritual gamble. You are who you choose to be.

There is, therefore, a more perfect intellectual life in the angels. In them the intellect does not proceed to self-knowledge from anything exterior, but knows itself through itself.

It is not your part to guide or supervise the creative process. All you have to do with that is retain your vision, stick to your purpose, and maintain your faith and gratitude.