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> [You must create the character's internal life. What do I mean by internal life? I mean the thoughts, feelings, memories, and inner decisions that may not be spoken. When we look into the eyes of actors giving fully realized performances,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/you-must-create-the-character-s-internal-life-what-do-i-mean-by/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

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## More by Larry Moss

> [A good or great performance is like peeling an onion; in every scene you reveal another layer, something the audience hasn't seen until then.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/a-good-or-great-performance-is-like-peeling-an-onion-in-every-scene/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [It's not enough to identify the Superobjective intellectually; you have to justify it, to find the emotional drive behind it. You need your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/it-s-not-enough-to-identify-the-superobjective-intellectually-you/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [Everything I'm teaching you about acting has one aim only: to fire you up emotionally and behaviorally so that you can give a vivid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/everything-i-m-teaching-you-about-acting-has-one-aim-only-to-fire-you/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [You must create the character's internal life. What do I mean by internal life? I mean the thoughts, feelings, memories, and inner decisions that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/you-must-create-the-character-s-internal-life-what-do-i-mean-by/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [You're not simply entitled to be an actor - you're not an actor just because you call yourself one - you earn it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/you-re-not-simply-entitled-to-be-an-actor-you-re-not-an-actor-just/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [The rules are what make us better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/the-rules-are-what-make-us-better/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [You can't play an emotional condition; you have an emotional condition, and because you have that condition, you try to overcome it with active…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/you-can-t-play-an-emotional-condition-you-have-an-emotional-condition/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don't seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/i-call-this-book-the-intent-to-live-because-great-actors-don-t-seem/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [Acting represents all that human beings experience, and if you want it to be 'nice,' you will never be a serious communicator of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/acting-represents-all-that-human-beings-experience-and-if-you-want-it/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [That's what our work can do: we remind people that things can change, that wounds can heal, that people can be forgiven, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/that-s-what-our-work-can-do-we-remind-people-that-things-can-change/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [One of the most important things I've learned about acting is that you can't separate how you live your life and how you practice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/one-of-the-most-important-things-i-ve-learned-about-acting-is-that/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

> [Acting is a spiritual quest to touch human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-moss/acting-is-a-spiritual-quest-to-touch-human-beings/)

[Larry Moss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-moss/)

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