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> [The essence of our profession is to give. What is it that we in the theater give? We give our body, voice, feelings, will, imagination - we give a form of pulsating art to life itself; we give it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/the-essence-of-our-profession-is-to-give-what-is-it-that-we-in-the/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

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> [What is it that we in the theatre give? Instead of images on canvas or in the form of statuary or music, we give our body, voice, feelings, will, imagination — we give a form of pulsating art to life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/what-is-it-that-we-in-the-theatre-give-instead-of-images-on-canvas-or/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

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## More by Michael Chekhov

> [Real inspired acting is never DOING, it is always HAPPENING](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/real-inspired-acting-is-never-doing-it-is-always-happening/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [The essence of our profession is to give. What is it that we in the theater give? We give our body, voice, feelings, will,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/the-essence-of-our-profession-is-to-give-what-is-it-that-we-in-the/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [An actor has to burn inside with an outer ease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/an-actor-has-to-burn-inside-with-an-outer-ease/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [In every well-written play the battle rages between the primary powers of Good and Evil, and it is this battle which constitutes the life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/in-every-well-written-play-the-battle-rages-between-the-primary/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [Compassion may be called the fundamental of all good art because it alone can tell you what other beings feel and experience. Only compassion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/compassion-may-be-called-the-fundamental-of-all-good-art-because-it/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [This longing for knowledge makes the real artist brave. He never adheres to the first image that appears to him, because he knows that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/this-longing-for-knowledge-makes-the-real-artist-brave-he-never/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [As actors and actresses, we must rejoice in the possession of our physical faculties. We must experience joy in the use of our hands,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/as-actors-and-actresses-we-must-rejoice-in-the-possession-of-our/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [That is art: to give all you have. And what have you? Your life - nothing more. And to give life means to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/that-is-art-to-give-all-you-have-and-what-have-you-your-life-nothing/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [When you really concentrate, you will get a sense of expansion. You will feel that you are larger person than you are physically, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/when-you-really-concentrate-you-will-get-a-sense-of-expansion-you/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [All true artists, bear within themselves a deeply rooted and often unconscious desire for transformation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/all-true-artists-bear-within-themselves-a-deeply-rooted-and-often/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [I am a creative artist. I have the ability to radiate. Lifting my arms above me, I soar above the earth. Lowering my arms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/i-am-a-creative-artist-i-have-the-ability-to-radiate-lifting-my-arms/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [Why be narrow-minded, why cut ourselves off from any of these rich heritages when… we have the freedom to make the most of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/why-be-narrow-minded-why-cut-ourselves-off-from-any-of-these-rich/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [You cannot keep bumping your head against reality and saying it is not there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/you-cannot-keep-bumping-your-head-against-reality-and-saying-it-is/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [ The inner life of the \[imagination\], and not the personal and tiny experiential resources of the actor, should be elaborated on the stage and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/the-inner-life-of-the-imagination-and-not-the-personal-and-tiny/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

> [What is it that we in the theatre give? Instead of images on canvas or in the form of statuary or music, we give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chekhov/what-is-it-that-we-in-the-theatre-give-instead-of-images-on-canvas-or/)

[Michael Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chekhov/)

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