“You have to understand your best. Your best isn't Barrymore's best or Olivier's best or my best, but your own. Every person has his norm. And in that norm every person is a star. Olivier could stand on his head and still not be you. Only you can be you. What a privilege! Nobody can reach what you can if you do it. So do it. We need your best, your voice, your body. We don't need for you to imitate anybody, because that would be second best. And second best is no better than your worst.”

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. -- Stella Adler”

“The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable.”

“The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need.”

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”

“The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.”

“The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.”

“The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and feelings.”

“life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one”

“Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books.”

“If you can't take both sides, it means you can only play yourself.”