A Lot Of Acting Is Private Time.

My First Language Was Shy. It's Only By Having Been Thrust Into The Limelight That I Have Learned To Cope With My Shyness.

There Are People Whose Sense Of Reality Is Very Strong, Who Have A Sense Of Honesty. Lee Strasberg Is Like That, My Grandfather Was Like That. These Are The Kinds Of Men I've Had Close Relationships With.

You Sharpen The Human Appetite To The Point Where It Can Split Atoms With Its Desire; You Build Egos The Size Of Cathedrals; Fiber-optically Connect The World To Every Eager Impulse; Grease Even The Dullest Dreams With These Dollar-green, Gold-plated Fantasies, Until Every Human Becomes An Aspiring Emperor, Becomes His Own God... And Where Can You Go From There?

We're Charlatans In A Way, We're Magic People. Part Of The Behind The Scenes Stuff Is To Loosen You Up, To Make You Feel That You Are Experiencing This. This Is My Style, I Did It In Looking For Richard, Too. And I Figure, If I Can Weave It Into The Actual Play And Get The Audience Interested, Like The Robes Going Up And Down, They'll Pay Attention Long Enough To Consume It.

When I Was Younger, I Would Go To Auditions To Have The Opportunity To Audition, Which Would Mean Another Chance To Get Up There And Try Out My Stuff, Or Try Out What I Learned And See How It Worked With An Audience, Because Where Are You Gonna Get An Audience?