11 Quotes by Vincent H. O'Neil

Actors are all about entrances, but writers are all about exits.

That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.

Your boss takes a dim view of SEX?

There was always a corpse when Death Troupe came to town.

That’s why I call you performers. Not actors—performers. Because when it’s time to prepare, you work out every nuance of a role. When it’s time to step in front of the crowd, you reach out and pull them in with both hands. When it’s time to say your lines, you deliver them with skill and meaning. That’s performance. And there’s nothing phony about that. There’s nothing pretend about that. There’s no acting that will take the place of that.

Those undercovers are all alone out there. No gun, no badge, no backup. I'm all they have, so I give them everything I've got. You could say ... I already have.

Here's some advice: If you ever have to kill someone, do it alone. No buddy watching your back, no friend with the getaway car, no one swearing you were with them.

If a tattoo is supposed to make a statement, that kid’s body is just plain babbling.

Write this play like a composer. I’ve always said that the best members of this troupe came from musicals, and I stand by that. To do what we do, you gotta be able to hear the music—even when it isn’t there.