I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage,… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I would say that writing, both the act of writing, and of course reading of other people's work is, for me, supreme… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
When I went to school, my intention was to be a lawyer. When I attended university that was still the clear intention;… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
When it began I wrote this passionate letter to people I knew, studio members, of course, and other people with whom we… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
The Pivot Questionnaire that I ask other people, when I have on rare occasion answered it, the answer to the question, "What… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
What I didn't know that by sticking to craft we would blow open some doors that I never saw opened before. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
The studio is meant to be always a place where, first of all, they can be out of spotlight, and second, where they could… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I may be writing well, I may be writing poorly, but I enjoy the act of writing and sometimes when it turns out okay,… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I'll miss it until the day I die, and I'm convinced to this day that I can get on a horse and jump a… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to do. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not to gossip,… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
Our language, one of our most precious natural resources, deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands, streams and whooping cranes. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three years in… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
When you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong. — James Lipton Copy Share Image
I stopped writing at the age of 18. I had written incessantly before that. I read, of course, because I was in university, but… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
