All art is autobiographical - if it's not, it's not going to quicken on-stage, and it's not going to come alive.
Constantin StanislavskiGratuitous cruelty borders on the pathological, psychotic and that becomes uninteresting because there is no choice.
Constantin StanislavskiA true priest is aware of the presence of the altar during every moment that he is conducting a service. It is exactly the same way that a true artist should react to the stage all the time he is in the theater. An actor who is incapable of this feeling will never be a true artist.
Constantin Stanislavski