What Is Acting But Lying

I Believe In The Theater; I Believe In It As The First Glamorizer Of Thought. It Restores Dramatic Dynamics And Their Relations To Life Size.

Acting Is A Masochistic Form Of Exhibitionism. It Is Not Quite The Occupation Of An Adult.

[may 1958, On Playing Macbeth At Age 30 And Age 48] When You're A Young Man, Macbeth Is A Character Part. When You're Older, It's A Straight Part.

The Humility To Prepare And The Self-confidence To Bring It Off.

[on Whether He Harbored Any Resentment At His Forced Retirement From The Stage After He Was Fired By Britain's National Theater] I Should Be Soaring Away With My Head Tilted Slightly Toward The Gods, Feeding On The Caviar Of Shakespeare... An Actor Must Act.