We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

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.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.

You can't beat me. I have the mind of a warlock with adonis DNA. Winning!

The key is always the actual art itself, the actual music. There are all these myths out here that like, if you do this little trick, if you use this little strategy, it'll do it for you.

I wake up in that state of grief when you can tell you've been mourning even in your sleep.

I've got a lot to say about television. There's a lot going on in television right now and I feel like a huge part of television.

If it Captures Your Imagination, it will captivate others.

The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.

The absent danger greater still appears less fears he who is near the thing he fears.

Leaders are not born, they're made.