"The only prerequisites are past experience, a suitable personality and good communication skills: you need to be able to communicate adequately in English."

“The Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki once stated, 'International cultural exchange is impossible - therefore we must try.' I agree with all my heart. The impossibility of seeing beyond one's own cultural context is a political act in the world and has the potential to break down the rigid assumptions surrounding us.”

Source : Anne Bogart (2007). “And Then, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World”, p.16, Taylor & Francis

“Acting is bad acting if the actor himself gets emotional in the act of making the audience cry. The object is to make the audience cry, but not cry yourself. The emotion has to be inside the actor, not outside. If you stand there weeping and wailing, all your emotions will go down your shirt and nothing will go out to your audience. Audience control is really about the actor”

“If your social consciousness seems stuck in 1975, 2014 is gonna be a rough ride.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 10, 2014

“Christianity is the enemy of liberty and civilization.”

“My first months in Sofia were a time of intense disorientation: I had never been to that part of the world before; I could barely speak the language; everything seemed strange to me.”

“There are many times when a woman will ask another girl friend how she likes her new hat. She will reply, 'Fine,' but slap her hand to her forehead the minute the girl leaves to yipe, 'What a horror!'”

“It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.”

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”