The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilised read more

The personal life of every individual is based on secrecy, and perhaps it is partly for that reason that civilised man is so nervously anxious that personal privacy should be respected.

Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which read more

Goethe said, 'Talent is developed in privacy, ' you know?And it's really true. There is a need for aloneness which I don't think most people realize for an actor. It's almost having certain kinds of secrets for yourself that you'll let the whole world in on only for a moment, when you're acting.

I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces.

I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces.

Gentlemen do not read each other's mail.

Gentlemen do not read each other's mail.

Let there be spaces in your togetherness.

Let there be spaces in your togetherness.

I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.

Privacy is the right to be alone--the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized man.

Privacy is the right to be alone--the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized man.

The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort -- the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a read more

The closing of a door can bring blessed privacy and comfort -- the opening, terror. Conversely, the closing of a door can be a sad and final thing -- the opening a wonderfully joyous moment.