Try Acting, Dear Boy

There is a story that was once relayed to me by Dr. Watts who said that on the set of the Marathon Man, Dustin Hoffman turned up tired and dishevelled. When quizzed by Sir Laurence Olivier why he was looking so tired, Hoffman responded by telling him that the character in the story was up for days on end and being a method actor, he was inclined to do the same for the role. Apparently, Sir Laurence Olivier responded:

"Try acting, dear boy.... it's so much easier"