Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting should be bigger than life. Scripts should be bigger than life. It should all be bigger than life.

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.

Just let the wardrobe do the acting

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting

Without acting I cannot breathe.