The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing .

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

If these railroad crossings were fixed right with metal devices that come down and block traffic, people couldn't pull up and get killed,

I'm interested in the spirits of people. In the theater, there's the acting part of acting -- and I'm not saying that can't be great -- and there's the essence. To explore that essence, you need a key, a look, a gesture, an insight that unlocks the person's soul.

The art of acting is to be other than what you are.