The actor needs to find out what the basic fight is in every character in every scene.

The first step to a better audition is to give up character and use yourself.

Creating relationship is the heart of acting. It is basic. It is essential.

Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.

Consistency is the death of good acting.

To go into acting is like asking for admission to an insane asylum. Anyone may apply, but only the certifiably insane are admitted.

The moral: Don't settle for anything less than the biggest dream for your future Fight to make the dream come true.

Acting in theatre or television or screen is only for the irrecoverably diseased, those so smitten with the need that there is no choice.

Every scene is a love scene. The actor should ask the question: 'Where is the love?'

An expression of feeling isn't worth anything unless it interferes with what the other actor in the scene wants.

Whatever you decide is your motivation in the scene, the opposite of that is also true and should be in it.

Men (who cheat) do not cheat because they are dogs. They are (regarded as) dogs because they cheat.

It's key to become 'famous' for one thing first, and that will give you the credibility to go into other areas once your ready... which generally means a long time and a lot of perfecting!

God must do everything for us. Our part is to yield and trust

The most important thing about a person is always the thing you don't know.

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that.

I've supported myself by writing since 1992, and I'm probably very nearly unemployable by now because employers are likely to be put off by the long gap.

Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after.

I'm not at all competitive. I'd rather play Solitaire than ping-pong.

No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. !

In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.