Method acting Quote by Fierce Dolan

The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep.

— Elia Kazan

“You can either be on the stage, just a performer, just going through the lines... or you can be outside it, and know how…

— Terry Pratchett

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

“And then, you’ve got to sit down and write what I call the “Voice Over” for each slide. You’ve got to decide exactly what…

— Peter Coughter

Stage is about imperfections and working with them, whether it be from you or the audience.

— Katherine Moennig

“And in this role (the Stage Manager) I could speak from my heart, you know!…provided I can memorize the lines.”

— Spalding Gray

Plot exposition that can be gently wound out by the authorial voice and internal monologue of a character in the length of a page…

— Terry Pratchett

“Leave the stage before the stage leaves you.”

— Tamara Karsavina

“The stage was thought to have a shaping influence, for the most part a bad one, on youthful character and conduct in much the…

— Edith Wharton

To perform on stage, you have to run through your paces till you are perfect. Despite the script and director, the actor makes or…

— Zeenat Aman

You have to be very specific on the technical part of the acting.

— Stephanie Corneliussen

What I've found is that stage is very much a foundation of acting. It's where it all began and you're working with that repetition.

— Matthew Lewis