seymour: you did not tell them about sandra bernhard. to dress and in front of the door there was a young actress with an autographed book with a trembling hand, like this. she signed her autograph. the young actress was amazed at the trembling hand and she said, madam, i do not mean to be presumptuous but i see you are nervous. what is it that i never get nervous when i have to act? and sandra bernard took her hand and said, my poor dear, you will get nervous when you learn how to act. [laughter] charlie: you know what it is about. the more you know about something, the more you know how difficult it is to be really good at it. ethan: i had the luxury once to be in a room with tom stoppard. he was nearing his 70th birthday when we did that. one of the great american theater directors, jack o'brien, from that generation. they were clearly in a room i was not in. i was really excited. charlie: meaning that they understood things that you have not come to appreciate. ethan: we are made to feel quite often that wisdom is placed low on the t