Excerpts from "Respect for Acting" -Uta Hagen

'As an artist, the only thing you have to offer is the revelation of your soul.'

'...the desire to communicate one's own experience and sensations; to make one's self heard and seen.'

'...talent is not enough.'

'It is necessary to have a point of view about the world which surrounds you, the society in which you live; a point of view as to how your art can reflect your judgement.'

'Every (filmmake) must demand total discipline of her or himself if she or he really means to (make movies).'

'...we must accept that is a communal adventure. We cannot make a movie alone. We must recognise that we need each other's strengths and professional comradeship. We serve the film by serving each other. We must realise our individual responsibility of the film and remember the collective nature of our chosen art form. In film, it is all for one and one for all!'