[defines a madman as] a man who preferred to become mad,in the socially accepted sense of the word, rather than forfeit a certain superior idea of human honor.

A real theatrical experience shakes the calm of the senses, liberates the compressed unconscious and drives towards a kind of potential revolt . . .

No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of hell.

The actor is an athlete of the heart.

There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him.

I cannot conceive any work of art as having a separate existence from life itself

To break through language in order to touch life is to create or re-create the theater.

I abandon myself to the fever of dreams, in search for new laws.

I have need of angels. Enough hell has swallowed me for too many years. But finally understand this--I have burned up one hundred thousand human lives already, from the strength of my pain.

This is why true beauty never strikes us directly. The setting sun is beautiful because of all it makes us lose.

Tragedy on the stage is no longer enough for me, I shall bring it into my own life.

The best way to start each day is with and in gratitude for the gift of life. You receive it by grace not by deeds.

One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.

If you prepare your subconscious for highly stressful situations, you can create harmony with your fears. You can tame fear like a wild animal and use it to your advantage.

Greater dooms win greater destinies.

I'd like to do a show that's not a sitcom.

I let God be the judge and I believe that we worship a just and fair God who won't punish innocent people unnecessarily.

One of the best ways to practice the presence of the Lord is to thank Him all the time.

I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.

I'm not as thrilled with myself as I used to be.

In L.A. everyone is in the entertainment industry, so you're forced to think about work.