"The stock actor is a stage calamity..." - Quote by George Bernard Shaw

“Keep away from books and from men who get their ideas from books, and your own books will always be fresh.”

“When people shake their heads because we are living in a restless age, ask them how they would like to life in a stationary one, and do without change”

“Discussing vaccination with a doctor is like discussing vegetarianism with a butcher.”

“I can't let in the light.It will destroy my performance like light destroys film”

“Acting isn't something you do. Instead of doing it, it occurs. If you're going to start with logic, you might as well give up. You can have conscious preparation, but you have unconscious results.”

“That's where you can find things and modulate your performance and give the other actors something fresh to respond to. We've probably all worked with actors who when it's suddenly your close up, they get sleepy. I don't like that. It's selfish acting, and I won't tolerate it.”

“Let us have no ranting tragedies. Too many charactersNot a tolerable woman's part in the play.”

“The only way to see the value of a play is to see it acted.”

“It was never my dream to be famous. I didn't start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater and my desire was to get better at my craft. It's still my desire. I don't consider myself a movie star, nor do I really have the desire to be one. I'm just an entertainer. An actor who works hard at his craft. Whatever labels people give me, that's not really me or part of my process.”