We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act.

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Lead the audience by the nose to the thought.

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Have a very good reason for everything you do.

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I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.

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The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

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If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey.

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Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

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When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part.

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I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.

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We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

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