It is in the irony of things that the theatre should be the most dangerous place for the actor. But, then, after all, the world is the worst possible place, the most corrupting place, for the human soul. And just… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
Among the most disheartening and dangerous of . . . advisors, you will often find those closest to you, your dearest friends, members of… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
As soon as I suspect a fine effect is being achieved by accident I lose interest. I am not interested...in unskilled labor. ...The scientific actor is an even worker. Any one may achieve on some rare occasion an outburst of genuine feeling, a gesture of imperishable beauty, a ringing accent of truth; but your scientific actor knows how he did… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share
Be reflective...and stay away from the theater as much as you can. Stay out of the theatrical world, out of its petty interests, its… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
You must make your own blunders, must cheerfully accept your own mistakes as part of the scheme of things. — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting deals with… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
Idealistic producing is safe. Sensibly projected in the theater, the fine thing always does pay and always will. — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
Many a play is like a painted backdrop, something to be looked at from the front. An Ibsen play is like a black forest,… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
... most of all the actor will love the boys and girls, the men and women, who sit in the cheapest seats, in the… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
It is in the irony of things that the theatre should be the most dangerous place for the actor. But, then, after all, the… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
Go into the streets, into the slums, into the fashionable quarters. Go into the day courts and the night courts. Become acquainted with sorrow,… — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
You must not allow yourself to be advised, cautioned, influenced, persuaded — Minnie Maddern Fiske Copy Share Image
