[may 1958, On Playing Macbeth At Age

Work Is Life For Me, It Is The Only Point Of Life - And With It There Is Almost Religious Belief That Service Is Everything.

We Used To Have Actresses Trying To Become Stars; Now We Have Stars Trying To Become Actresses.

The Office Of Drama Is To Exercise, Possibly To Exhaust, Human Emotions. The Purpose Of Comedy Is To Tickle Those Emotions Into An Expression Of Light Relief; Of Tragedy, To Wound Them And Bring The Relief Of Tears. Disgust And Terror Are The Other Points Of The Compass.

I Believe In The Theater; I Believe In It As The First Glamorizer Of Thought. It Restores Dramatic Dynamics And Their Relations To Life Size.

Lead The Audience By The Nose To The Thought.