From WIKIPEDIA:
[Peter] Falk also studied with Eva Le Gallienne, who was giving an acting class at the White Barn Theatre in Westport, Connecticut. Falk later recalled that he had “lied his way” into the class, which was for professional actors. He drove down to Westport from Hartford every Wednesday, when the classes were held, and was usually late.
In his 1997 interview with Arthur Marx, Falk said “One evening when I arrived late, she looked at me and asked, ‘Young man, why are you always late?’ and I said, ‘I have to drive down from Hartford.'” She looked down her nose and said, “What do you do in Hartford? There’s no theater there. How do you make a living acting?” Falk confessed he wasn’t a professional actor. According to Falk, she looked at him sternly and said, “Well, you should be.” He drove back to Hartford and quit his job.
