A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered.

I woke up and saw my friend and assistant Katherine Cortez enter the room and walk toward me. No one questioned his dominance – he spoke holy writ – his leading role in that summer's activities and his right to all power.

" Directors like Sidney Lumet a former student have intentionally used actors skilled in Strasberg's "Method". As an actor Strasberg is probably best known for his role as gangster Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II (1974) which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.