Lou Volpe: "I had to learn balance..."

"I had to learn balance, harmony, order, design, composition. I had to learn that all good theater is a process and you must go through it totally or an element will be missed somewhere, and the end result will be nothing more than mediocre."

-Lou Volpe, from Michael Sokolove's Drama High

Lou Volpe: "If all we had..."

“If all we had was a bare stage with one light bulb, we could still do theater.”

—Lou Volpe

Jane Fonda: "Wanted to make movies..."

“We wanted make movies that could appeal to an average audience — average Americans — and take them on a trip that they normally wouldn’t go on in terms of their consciousness. So you have to have characters that they can begin to identify with at the beginning... There was a message being delivered, but it was encased in a story that even if you didn’t buy the message, would hold you.

If you feel strongly about something, there’s nothing that can make you feel better than being able to embed your passionate feelings into a delivery system that is totally accessible by people who don’t agree with you.”

—Jane Fonda, in the bonus features of The China Syndrome

John Lennon: "Time you enjoy wasting..."

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted."

—John Lennon

Unknown: "Even in the dark..."

"Even in the dark corners of grief and memory, a small light still shines; for without the dark, there would be nothing to illuminate."

—Unknown

Unknown: "If war is the..."

"If war is the answer, we are asking the wrong question."

—Unknown

Doe Zantamata: "Taking time to do..."

"Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective."

—Doe Zantamata

Unknown: "Great leaders don't tell..."

"Great leaders don't tell you what to do. They show you how it's done."

—Unknown

Bruce Lee: "A teacher is never..."

"A teacher is never a giver of truth. He is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst.” 

—Bruce Lee

Unknown: "There will always be..."

"There will always be a reason why you meet people. Either you need them to change your life or you're the one that will change theirs."

—Unknown

Joseph Campbell: "The cave you fear..."

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."

—Joseph Campbell

Carl Jung: "I am not what..."

"I am not what happened to me. I am what I chose to become."

—Carl Jung