All art is autobiographical - if it's not, it's not going to quicken on-stage, and it's not going to come alive.

The character has to have some kind of arch. The character has to go through an event, and be changed by the human event.

In talking about a genius, you would not say that he lies; he sees realities with different eyes from ours.

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

It is only when an actor feels that his inner and outer life on the stage is flowing naturally and normally, in the circumstances that surround him, that the deeper sources of his subconscious gently open, and from them come feelings we cannot always analyse.

In the language of an actor, to know is synonymous with to feel

The actor must use his imagination to be able to answer all questions (when, where, why, how). Make the make-believer existence more definite.