Without Acting, I Cannot Breathe.

I'm Rather Bored By The Subject - Meaning Me. It's A Sort Of A Yoke, But At Times You Know, A Yoke Is A Kind Of Comfort. And It's Always There.

Scratch An Actor And You'll Find An Actor.

If He Was Lost For A Moment, He Would Dive Straight Back Into Its Honey.

[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.

[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.