At times of great stress it is especially necessary to achieve a complete freeing of the muscles

The main difference between the art of the actor and all other arts is that every other [non-performing] artist may create whenever he is in the mood of inspiration. But the artist of the stage must be the master of his own inspiration, and must know how to call it forth at the hour announced on the posters of the theatre. This is the chief secret of our art.

Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.

The direct effect on our mind is achieved by the words, the text, the thought, which arouse consideration. Our will is directly affected by the super-objective, by other objectives, by a through line of action. Our feelings are directly worked upon by tempo-rhythm.

Who am I? What will I be? Why am I here? Where am I going?

All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real.

You must be so thoroughly immersed in the given circumstances of the play, then you decide what it is at any given moment what that the actor wants.