Cusack on the Theatre and Acting

• The actor has a constant problem of personal identity.

• The relationship with a live audience seems to me to count for more.

• Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French.

• They say 6 million people see you when you act in a film; it may only be 600 in a play. But the effect on the 600 may be truer and more lasting.

• To maintain one’s individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.