Above all, you must remain open and fresh and alive to any new idea.

Work is life for me, it is the only point of life - and with it, there is the almost religious belief that service is everything.

We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act.

Without acting, I cannot breathe.

Acting, is not a profession for adults.

Lead the audience by the nose to the thought.

Acting is an illusion, as much illusion as magic is - and not so much a matter of being real.

Life is enthusiasm, zest.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theatre is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.

What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.

Acting is an everlasting search for truth.

Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God.

The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

I am young! Being creative and keeping your brain occupied is very sensible because if you don't you die, slowly.

I visualized a lot of things happening to me, because I was a lonely kid because I didn't understand anything about school.