Be Brave Enough To Live Creatively.

I'm Greedy For That Satisfaction Of Doing Something Hard And Knowing That, Even Though I Was Afraid I Couldn't Do It, That Somehow I Can Deliver.

The Difference Between Listening And Pretending To Listen, I Discovered, Is Enormous. One Is Fluid, The Other Is Rigid. One Is Alive, The Other Is Stuffed. Eventually, I Found A Radical Way Of Thinking About Listening. Real Listening Is A Willingness To Let The Other Person Change You. When I’m Willing To Let Them Change Me, Something Happens Between Us That’s More Interesting Than A Pair Of Dueling Monologues.

As An Artist, As An Actor, As A Writer, You Have To Use What's Personal To You. You Have To Be Personal About Your Work; Otherwise, It Doesn't Ring True.

I Have A Final Word Of Advice To Our Students. If You Work Very, Very Hard, This Is The Kind Of Actor, Writer And Director You May Turn Out To Be, And If You Work Extra Hard, This Is The Kind Of Person You May Turn Out To Be.

In 2003, I Almost Died Of An Intestinal Blockage When I Was On A Mountain In Chile, Filming A Segment For 'scientific American Frontiers.'