I Have Been Vain Since Birth.

Acting Is An Escape From The Boring Person That I Am In Real Life.

Who Says One Instance Of Writing Has Anything In Common With Another Instance?

I'm Not Proud To Be Me, I'm Not Excited To Be Me, But I Find That I Am Me, And Like Most Other Individuals, I Send Out Little Signals; I Tell Everyone Else How Everything Looks From Where I Am.

Acting Is Trying To Be Absolutely Truthful; To Get Audiences To Believe That You Are A Dean, When, Actually, Not Only Are You Not The Dean, But If You Walked Into The Building They'd Probably Throw You Out. That's Very Hard.

I Wrote My First Play At The Age Of 10, 55 Years Ago, And I've Always Found It A Fantastic Relief To Imagine I Know What Things Would Be Like From The Point Of View Of Other Individuals And To Send Out Signals From Where I Actually Am Not. Playwrights Never Need To Write From The Place Where They Are.