I'll keep going until I get to the point where I can't get out on stage.
Consistency is the death of good acting.
Listening is not merely hearing. Listening is reacting. Listening is being affected by what you hear. Listening is active.
Competition is healthy. Competition is life. Yet most actors refuse to acknowledge this. They don't want to compete. They want to get along. And they are therefore not first-rate actors. The good actor is the one who competes, willingly, who enjoys competing. An actor must compete, or die. . . Peacefulness and the avoidance of trouble won't help in his acting. It is just the opposite he must seek.
Creating relationship is the heart of acting. It is basic. It is essential.
Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.
To go into acting is like asking for admission to an insane asylum. Anyone may apply, but only the certifiably insane are admitted.
Entrepreneurs constantly confuse what they do with who they are. We're all certainly responsible for what we do, but failing doesn't make us bad people and succeeding doesn't make us omniscient.
The one who doesn't fall, doesn't stand up.
When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.
I think he came to die with me," I say. I clamp my hand over my mouth to stifle a sob. If I can keep breathing, I can stop crying. I didn't need or want him to die with me. I wanted to keep him safe. What an idiot, I think, but my heart isn't in it. "That's ridiculous," he says. "That doesn't make any sense. He's eighteen; he'll find another girlfriend once you're dead. And he's stupid if he doesn't know that. " Tears run down my cheeks, hot at first and then cold. I close my eyes. "If you think that's what it's about. . . " I swallow another sob. ". . . you're the stupid one.