Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

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More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

Your own need to be shines out of any dream or creation you imagine.

Your own need to be shines out of any dream or creation you imagine.

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in...

My grandmother had the most dramatic effect on my life because she set me in...

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human...

I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance,...

I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance,...

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

Just so you know, there's a space that only you can fill. Just so you...

Just so you know, there's a space that only you can fill. Just so you...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to...

So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk....

So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk....

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

So in my sophomore year, I took a senior anatomy class. I thought anatomy -...

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They...

I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They...

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved