IF THE LORD IS OUR JOY, OUR JOY CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY. IT CANNOT BE LOST. . . JOY HAD COME TO THE WORLD, AND IT HAD COME TO STAY.
If we cannot see the possibility of greatness, how can we dream it?
Work for the actor lies essentially in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality.
Seventy-five percent of great art is hard work only about twenty-five percent is great talent.
Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized.
Good health is the most important thing. More than success. More than money. More than power.
The actor creates with his own flesh and blood all those things which all the arts try in some way to describe.
Each of us should think of the future. Every puff on a cigarette is another tick closer to a time bomb of terrible consequences. Christopher Hitchens didn't care about the consequences of smoking cigarettes. Tragically, he died of throat cancer in December 2011.
Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write.
I wasn't made to take orders. My grandmother used to tell me: 'Laws are for idiots. ' She was right.
Reduced employment opportunities is one effect of minimum wage legislation. The minimum wage law has imposed incalculable harm on the disadvantaged members of our society. The only moral thing to do is to repeal it.