Acting Quotes by Sanford Meisner

The truth of ourselves is the root of our acting.

— Sanford Meisner

Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

— Sanford Meisner

Acting is fun... don't let that get around!

— Sanford Meisner

Act before you think - your instincts are more honest than your thoughts.

— Sanford Meisner

An ounce of behavior is worth a pound of words.

— Sanford Meisner

Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances

— Sanford Meisner

Find in yourself those human things which are universal.

— Sanford Meisner

Acting is not talking, it's living off the other fellow!!!

— Sanford Meisner

The greatest piece of acting or music or sculpture or what-have-you always has its roots in the truth of human emotion.

— Sanford Meisner

Transfer the point of concentration to some object outside of yourself - another person, a puzzle, a broken plate that you are…

— Sanford Meisner

Your acting will not be good until it is only yours. That's true of music, acting, anything creative. You work until finally…

— Sanford Meisner

The only way to deal with yourself as an actor is to follow the emotional truth of what you have to do…

— Sanford Meisner

You can't learn to act unless you're criticized. If you tie that criticism to your childhood insecurities you'll have a terrible time.…

— Sanford Meisner

Acting in a scene is like paddling a canoe from a pebbly beach on to the river, the writer builds the canoe,…

— Sanford Meisner

If you have the emotion, it infects you and the audience. If you don't have it don't bother; just say your lines…

— Sanford Meisner

I'll tell you this: you cannot escape the impact of emotion, whether it's in a big theater or a tiny one. If…

— Sanford Meisner

“... as a convention, you get up and walk to the window to make the audience believe that you're looking out. It's…

— Sanford Meisner

Acting can be fun. Don't let it get around.

— Sanford Meisner

Every little moment has a meaning all its own.

— Sanford Meisner

The foundation of acting is the reality of doing.

— Sanford Meisner