Acting Is Not A State

There Isn't A Particle Of You That I Don't Know, Remember, And Want.

It's No Use To Go And Take Courses In Playwriting Any More Than It's Much Use Taking Courses In Acting. Better Play To A Bad Matinée In Hull, It Will Teach You Much More Than A Year Of Careful Instruction.

Acting Is Not A State Of Being ... But A State Of Appearing To Be. You Can't Be Eight Times A Week Without Going Stark Staring Mad. You've Got To Be In Control.

Mona Lisa Looks As If She Has Just Been Sick, Or Is About To Be.

Many Years Ago I Remember A Famous Actress Explaining To Me With Perfect Seriousness That Before Making An Entrance She Always Stood Aside To Allow God To Go On First. I Can Also Remember That On That Particular Occasion He Gave A Singularly Uninspired Performance.