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I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one chance.

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson.

I know I have this kind of teaching element in me, but I don't want to become a 'teacher of theater' because that would formalize something that I'd much rather keep casual.

Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can do as a director is to make sure that everybody is in the same world - you have to create the world and make sure everyone buys into it.

I loved teaching. I used to teach fourth grade.

Many of the Universities have very good Theatre Departments these days.

Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.

I teach well. I used to really like teaching a lot. I enjoyed it a lot and I was good at it.

For me, teaching helps to reaffirm the right principles and values of acting. It helps me focus on the good stuff that can be easy to lose sight of because the business is so result-oriented.

I've had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting.