This longing for knowledge makes the real artist brave. He never adheres to the first image that appears to him, because he knows that this is not necessarily the richest and more correct. He sacrifices one images for another more… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
The inner life of the [imagination], and not the personal and tiny experiential resources of the actor, should be elaborated on the stage and shown to the audience. This life is rich and revealing for the audience as well as… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
The essence of our profession is to give. What is it that we in the theater give? We give our body, voice, feelings, will,… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
Compassion may be called the fundamental of all good art because it alone can tell you what other beings feel and experience. Only compassion… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
This longing for knowledge makes the real artist brave. He never adheres to the first image that appears to him, because he knows that… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
As actors and actresses, we must rejoice in the possession of our physical faculties. We must experience joy in the use of our hands,… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
That is art: to give all you have. And what have you? Your life - nothing more. And to give life means to feel… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
When you really concentrate, you will get a sense of expansion. You will feel that you are larger person than you are physically, as… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
All true artists, bear within themselves a deeply rooted and often unconscious desire for transformation. — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
I am a creative artist. I have the ability to radiate. Lifting my arms above me, I soar above the earth. Lowering my arms,… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Chekhov Copy Share Image
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