I Believe In The Theater;

Acting Is Illusion, As Much Illusion As Magic Is - And Not So Much A Matter Of Being Real.

Lead The Audience By The Nose To The Thought.

In The Great Wealth, The Great Firmament Of Your Nation's Generosities This Particular Choice May Perhaps Be Found By Future Generations As A Trifle Eccentric, But The Mere Fact Of It . . . The Prodigal, Pure, Human Kindness Of It . . . Must Be Seen As A Beautiful Star In That Firmament Which Shines Upon Me At This Moment, Dazzling Me A Little, But Filling Me With Warmth Of The Extraordinary Elation, The Euphoria That Happens To So Many Of Us At The First Breath Of The Majestic Glow Of A New Tomorrow.

Acting Is An Everlasting Search For Truth.

The Office Of Drama Is To Exercise, Possibly To Exhaust, Human Emotions. The Purpose Of Comedy Is To Tickle Those Emotions Into An Expression Of Light Relief; Of Tragedy, To Wound Them And Bring The Relief Of Tears. Disgust And Terror Are The Other Points Of The Compass.