If You're An Artist, You've Got To

What Is Acting But Lying And What Is Good Lying But Convincing Lying?

[may 1958, On Playing Macbeth At Age 30 And Age 48] When You're A Young Man, Macbeth Is A Character Part. When You're Older, It's A Straight Part.

My Stage Successes Have Provided Me With The Greatest Moments Outside Myself, My Film Successes The Best Moments, Professionally, Within Myself.

[on Whether He Harbored Any Resentment At His Forced Retirement From The Stage After He Was Fired By Britain's National Theater] I Should Be Soaring Away With My Head Tilted Slightly Toward The Gods, Feeding On The Caviar Of Shakespeare... An Actor Must Act.

In Spite Of A Heavy Disguise, A Few Days' Growth On My Face, Dark Glasses, A Beret And One Of William's Jackets That Fitted Me Not At All, As I Emerged From A Hotel In Lecce, A Young Fisherman Pointed Me Out To His Friends And Said "lavrenche Olivaire." It Was Not All That Amazing; If You're Not Known In Italy, You're Not Known Anywhere.