“I've always done what I thought was good if I could live on what they were offering-and sometimes if I couldn't. So even when I was broke, my career didn't lack for interest.” IfsSometimesDoneInterestCareersBrokeIf I CouldOffering Author:Sam Waterston
“I played Lucky in Waiting for Godot at Yale and it was a thing that Stanislavski talks about: he says you don't need his 'method' if you can count on your inspiration and it was a moment of inspiration that came to me, not in rehearsal but on stage. It hit me right there in the middle of the play and it was great - it travelled into immediate communication.” IfsNeedsPlayMomentsInspirationWaitingMiddleStageCommunicationLuckyMethodRehearsalYaleGodotWaiting For GodotStanislavski Author:Sam Waterston
“If you're not moving forward, you're falling back.” IfsMovingFallMoving Forward Author:Sam Waterston
“If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.” IfsPlayActorsCan DoBornUgly Author:Sam Waterston
“If there's any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it's show business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like.” IfsShowsHandsHappensStrongBusinessCareersFatePlansDetermineShow BusinessStrong Hands Author:Sam Waterston
“I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.” IfsThinkingSaidSuccessFatherWonderfulSubjectsNotesBest ThingsAphorismInhale Author:Sam Waterston
