I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude.
Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else.