Take It From A Director:

You Have No Idea How Fragile An Actor's Self-worth Is.

With Kids You Can Take A Chance But Casting A Guy At 45 Is Different. You Don't Discover Somebody That Age. If An Actor Hasn't Made It By That Time He Probably Has No Talent.

There Aren't Many Male Stars - That's A Loose Term - Like Kirk [douglas] Around. Most Of Those Virile Personalities Have To Keep Working, Continue The Image Because They Can't Do Anything Else. They Don't Even Read. Their Real Identity Is In Making Those Pictures. They Have To Keep Jumping On Horses And Hitting Somebody On The Head With A Gun.

Take It From A Director: If You Get An Actor That Sandy Meisner Has Trained, You've Been Blessed.

Whatever Hysteria Exists Is Inflamed By Mystery, Suspicion And Secrecy. Hard And Exact Facts Will Cool It.