The inner life of the [imagination], and not the personal and tiny experiential resources of the actor, should be elaborated on the… — 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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