As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one.

If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.

Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.

Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.