“My only regret in the theatre is that I could never sit out front
and watch me.”
John Barrymore

“Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.”
Paul Newman

“Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from
coughing.”
Ralph David Richardson

All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other.”
Jason Robards

“An actors most important responsibility is to know lines well.”
Harry Morgan