“My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don't want to be a master. When I'm learning something, I'm in my element.”
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Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.
Men have a respect for scholarship and learning greatly out of proportion to the use they commonly serve.
The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me.
My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want something, you have to work for it. By working for it I mean work on your craft, learn from people who have something to teach. It's just like anything else, practice makes perfect.