The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
Acting is a sport. On stage, you must be ready to move like a tennis player on his toes. Your concentration must be keen, your reflexes sharp; your body and mind are in top gear, the chase is on. Acting is energy. In the theatre, people pay to see energy.
The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.
Acting is a marvellous profession... If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much about your own character and motivations.
To look back all the time is boring. Excitement lies in tomorrow.
A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life.
Doing all the little tricky things it takes to grow up, step by step, into an anxious and unsettling world.
Acting is the least mysterious of all crafts. Whenever we want something from somebody or when we want to hide something or pretend, we're acting. Most people do it all day long.
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.