Henry Fonda

“The best actors do not have an ego.”

“Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - are the tools of his trade.”

“I'm not a movie star. I'm an actor.”

“I don't want to be a big movie star. I can't think of anything I'd rather not be.”

“I am a very shy person.”

“I hope I'm not a tourist attraction. I'm a human being. I'm a man.”

“It's a wonderful thing to be able to act. It's the most wonderful thing in the world to me.”

“I've always been a private person, and I've always valued my privacy.”

“My whole life has been a matter of survival, and I've survived.”

“I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.”

“The reason I'm an actor is because I'm a coward. I'm not brave enough to be myself in front of an audience.”

“I have a theory that the best actors are children. They are not self-conscious.”

“I'm not a method actor. I'm a lazy actor.”