Nothing is more destructive of individual character than for a man to lose all faith in his own abilities for the prosecution of his work.
Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.
I have to phrase this perfectly: I'm just not convinced that the attention we give to creating what we think of as a character isn't actually quite often the means by which an actor overcomes his own terror of standing there onstage and creating a mask to hide behind.
I couldn't work my way into being a good-looking guy.
If you feel uncomfortable on stage, you can very easily descend into a sort of abyss, convinced you're the worst actor ever, that you're a disgrace to the profession, that you're a disgrace to yourself. It's an awful feeling.
All told, she owned fourteen books, but she saw her story as being made up predominantly of ten of them. Of those ten, six were stolen, one showed up at the kitchen table, two were made for her by a hidden Jew, and one was delivered by a soft, yellow-dressed afternoon.
Story is a yearning meeting an obstacle.
There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank talk with yourself. Few do it-frankly. Educating yourself is getting acquainted with yourself.
People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.