"There's a kind of silliness in the theater about what one contributes to a show. The producer obviously contributes the money... but must the actor contribute nothing at all? I’m not a modest fellow about those things. I contribute a great deal. And they always manage to hang you for having an interpretation. Isn’t [the theater] where your imagination should flower? Why must it always be dull as shit?" - Zero Mostel responding to criticism that his performances were too dominating of the material
About both he is absolutely right - interpretation and imagination. As an actor you should have an idea of what it is all about and a means to translate this to the audience.
His Tevye is sublime, especially the final lines where he is haggling with the Lord like Abraham blow my mind.
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