I've always done what I thought was good if I could live on what they were offering-and sometimes if I couldn't. So even when I was broke, my career didn't lack for interest.
Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.
Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.
If there's any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it's show business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like.
I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.
If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.
