To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day.
I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me. I don't want to have to give anybody seventy; I don't want anybody to give me seventy. I want fifty.
I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn't tolerate myself.
To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
The cinema is a very truthful medium because the camera doesn't let you get away with anything. On stage, you can even loaf a little, if you're so inclined.
