Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I'm acting in a play that I've got something to say about the world. And then why should I talk, when people can come to see it?
“There is a large stock on hand; but somehow or other, nobody's experience ever suits us but our own.”
“An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.”