“I always thought that’s the exact metaphor, the perfect metaphor for acting. To go blind, to ignore the danger, and to totally trust.”
– Isabelle Huppert

“An actor haunts his own existence” – Michael Redgrave

“…. great acting is like painting. In the great masters of fine art one can see the small gesture of a finger, the turn of a head, the vitriolic stare, the glazed eye, the pompous mouth, the back bending under a fearful load. In every swerve of a painter’s brush, there is an abundance of life…not imitation – that is merely caricature – and any fool can be a mimic! But creation is a secret. The better, the truer the creation, the more it will resemble a great painter’s immortal work” – Charles Laughton

“The acting must be very precise; the focus is sharp; the sounds of the text are audible, as clear as they can be”. – Michel Piccoli

“The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.” – Charlie Chaplin