In The Great Wealth, The Great Firmament

We Used To Have Actresses Trying To Become Stars; Now We Have Stars Trying To Become Actresses.

The Office Of Drama Is To Exercise, Possibly To Exhaust, Human Emotions. The Purpose Of Comedy Is To Tickle Those Emotions Into An Expression Of Light Relief; Of Tragedy, To Wound Them And Bring The Relief Of Tears. Disgust And Terror Are The Other Points Of The Compass.

Of All The Things I've Done In Life, Directing A Motion Picture Is The Most Beautiful. It's The Most Exciting And The Nearest Than An Interpretive Craftsman, Such As An Actor Can Possibly Get To Being A Creator.

A Sexual Athlete Is Not Likely To Find Sufficient Energy For Work Of Another Athletic Kind, And The Acting Of Great Parts Most Definitely Was And Always Will Be Athletic, Depending On Inner If Not On Visible Energy. Members Of Other Professions That Depend On The Expenditure Of Physical Energy Must, I Believe, Find Similar Difficulties When Attempting To Double Up On Their Energies. One Has Often Heard That The Most Magnificent Specimens Of Boxers, Wrestlers And Champions In Almost Every Branch Of Athletic Sport Prove To Be Disappointing Upon The Removal Of That Revered Jockstrap.

Use Your Weaknesses; Aspire To The Strength.