Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out of his conscience, thus helping to bring the collective conscience to life

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everyone jumped on his violin?

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets

In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor nobody is content to be a spectator

When the curtain falls, the best thing an actor can do is to go away

The good thing about acting is that it always keeps you on your toes... It's not like any other job where you can go in and do the same thing as yesterday

The best actors do not let the wheels show

Acting is a nice childish profession - pretending you're someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself

Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don't expect me to be serious about my work

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them