Ability Quote by Sanford Meisner

“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 your soap opera audition.”

Sanford Meisner

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Don't be an actor. Be a human being who works off what exists under imaginary circumstances.

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The truth of your instincts is the root of your foundation.

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Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances

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Acting is fun... don't let that get around!

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Silence has a myriad of meanings. In the theater, silence is an absence of words, but never an absence of meaning.

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