Uta Hagen

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.

Awards don't really mean much.

I have disassociated myself from that book.

I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.

We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.

Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it.

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.

Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.

They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know.

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

To rebel or revolt against the status quo is in the very nature of an artist.

I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in.

I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.