In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Remember this practical piece of advice: Never come into the theatre with mud on your feet. Leave your dust and dirt outside.… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Young actors, fear your admirers! Learn in time, from your first steps, to hear, understand and love the cruel truth about yourselves.… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
The main difference between the art of the actor and all other arts is that every other [non-performing] artist may create whenever… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
All art is autobiographical - if it's not, it's not going to quicken on-stage, and it's not going to come alive. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Stage charm guarantees in advance an actor's hold on the audience, it helps him to carry over to large numbers of people… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
A true priest is aware of the presence of the altar during every moment that he is conducting a service. It is… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Every person who is really an artist desires to create inside of himself another, deeper, more interesting life than the one that… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
It is only when an actor feels that his inner and outer life on the stage is flowing naturally and normally, in the circumstances… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
The life of a character should be an unbroken line of events and emotions, but a play only gives us a few moments on… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
What is important to me is not the truth outside myself, but the truth within myself. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
At times of great stress it is especially necessary to achieve a complete freeing of the muscles — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
“You can kill the King without a sword, and you can light the fire without a match. What needs to burn is your imagination.” — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Remember this practical piece of advice: Never come into the theatre with mud on your feet. Leave your dust and dirt outside. Check your… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
When you're playing a character who's cruel, look for the places where he's kind. When you're playing a character who is unhappy, look for… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
The person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real. — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
