45 Quotes by Uta Hagen

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it.

I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in.

Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.

I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.