“The best translations cannot convey to us the strength and exquisite d...” — Edwin Booth Quote

“The best translations cannot convey to us the strength and exquisite delicacy of thought in its native garb, and he to whom such books are shut flounders about in outer darkness.”

“Homelessness is the actor's fate; physical incapacity to attain what is most required and desired by such a spirit as I am a slave to.”

“But Nature cast me for the part she found me best fitted for, and I have had to play it, and must play it till the curtain falls.”

“Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time.”

“Sometimes I want to convey something complex philosophically, and sometimes I just want to portray myself in a situation that I think other people have been in many times, but it hasn't been written about much.”

“The way we tell our stories on stage is that we use spoken word to convey action, and in movies, we use visual images to convey action.”