Print edition. This book has 250 anecdotes and stories, including this one: Very often, an actor would have trouble with part of his role, whether it was speaking a line or performing some piece of business, and he would go to theatrical director Tyrone Guthrie for help. Often, Mr. Guthrie would have the answer at hand, but if he did not, he would tell the actor, "Go home, think about it, come back, and astonish us in the morning." Mr. Guthrie also uttered another characteristic quote whenever there were problems in the theater-he would tell the cast and crew, "Rise above."