It has been my fate in a long life of production to be credited chiefly with the equivocal virtue of industry, a quality so excellent in morals, so little satisfactory in art.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history.
To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.
In the commercial theater, I've been pretty fortunate. The producers that I've worked with have allowed me to define the artistic integrity, the artistic limits of the work.
The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.
At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I'm known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.
I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which we have lost, but which places obligations on us.
A little part of my life is built around ancient art.
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.
I have spent my life paying attention to my art form, developing my art form, worrying about my show and what I'm bringing to people, making sure that I give them a fine trade.
I've spent my life pursing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.