Back Quote by David Wenham

I grew up the son of an acting teacher, so I was kind of introduced to all of these various methods early... I've never…

— Vin Diesel

So many actors get caught up in their technique, and to be honest, I see it really getting in the way. I see them…

— Gerard Butler

I've studied Stanislavsky, and Mamet taught Stanislavsky, and I studied with Sanford Meisner. But the part of the method that I think is the…

— William H. Macy

I studied method acting for four years and I'm a big believer in the idea that it's not about the actual experience itself. You…

— Sam Levinson

My problem with the traditional acting method was that I never understood what you were supposed to be thinking about when you're onstage.

— Tina Fey

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

— Patton Oswalt

You have to teach yourself to act but Michael Chekhov will give you the necessary tools - and for me, Psychological Gesture and Centers…

— Clint Eastwood

At drama school I learned the Stanislavski technique, which uses sentimental memories and bits of your past to put real emotion into the scene.

— Daniel Mays

There are some indications of how the character should behave based on the script, and then as actor makes it his or her own.…

— Jesse Eisenberg

First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character's way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.

— Amy Ryan

With the best intentions, the job of acting can become a display of accumulated bad habits, trapped instincts and blocked energies. Working with the…

— Alan Rickman

It's strange how the mind works while you're acting, because you have all sorts of quick thoughts going on as well as the motivations…

— Mark Rylance