James Lipton

What I didn't know that by sticking to craft we would blow open some doors that I never saw opened before.

— James Lipton

The studio is meant to be always a place where, first of all, they can be out of spotlight, and second, where…

— James Lipton

I may be writing well, I may be writing poorly, but I enjoy the act of writing and sometimes when it turns…

— James Lipton

And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it…

— James Lipton

I'll miss it until the day I die, and I'm convinced to this day that I can get on a horse and…

— James Lipton

The definition of genius, really, should be that that person can do what the rest of us have to learn how to…

— James Lipton

They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.

— James Lipton

I thought we would have at most an audience of 5,000 devotees because I made the decision to stick to craft, not…

— James Lipton

Our language, one of our most precious natural resources, deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands, streams and whooping cranes.

— James Lipton

We are the only school in America, drama school in America that trains actors, writers and directors side by side for three…

— James Lipton

When you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong.

— James Lipton

I stopped writing at the age of 18. I had written incessantly before that. I read, of course, because I was in…

— James Lipton

I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you…

— James Lipton

Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it…

— James Lipton

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

Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is…

— James Lipton

Because - Bobby Lewis said this once to us in class, the better you get, the less credit you'll get. Because the…

— James Lipton

I must confess that when I'm alone in my study, here in New York, writing; that's when I'm happy.

— James Lipton

There's only one man I've called a coward, and that's Brian Doyle-Murray.

— James Lipton

The difference - the fundamental difference between theater acting and film acting is that film acting is disjunctive.

— James Lipton

Always accepting the greatest joy of all is the time that I get to spend with my wife.

— James Lipton

I love writing. I like reading, other people, not myself.

— James Lipton

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

When I went to school, my intention was to be a lawyer. When I attended university that was still the clear intention;…

— James Lipton

I became an actor by accident, not by design.

— James Lipton