All Sanford Meisner Quotes
- Life beats down and crushes our souls and theatre reminds us that we have one. At least the type of theatre that I'm interested in;… Ability
- That which hinders your task is your task. Hinder
- The American actor is very lucky... Because so little is asked of him. Actor
- The foundation of acting is the reality of doing. Acting
- There's no such thing as nothing. Funny
- Silence has a myriad of meanings. In the theater, silence is an absence of words, but never an absence of meaning. Absence
- Don't be an actor. Be a human being who works off what exists under imaginary circumstances. Actor
- The text is your greatest enemy. Enemy
- Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on the way to… Ability
- Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances Ability
- If you want to reach every person in the audience, it's not about being bigger, it's about going deeper. Audience
- Listen with your gut, not your head. Funny
- WHY is the most important word in an actor's vocabulary. Actors
- Acting is fun... don't let that get around! Acting
- With a developed imagination there's no place you can't go. Developed
- Courage means willing to risk everything. Courage
- Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances. Acting
- Find in yourself those human things which are universal. Acting
- An ounce of behavior is worth a pound of words. Acting
- Every little moment has a meaning all its own. Acting