A 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 StanislavskiFear your admirers! Learn in time to hear, understand, and love the cruel truth about yourselves!
Constantin StanislavskiI was born an ordinary actor. I will die an ordinary actor. But I've persisted.
Constantin StanislavskiIn the creative process there is the father, the author of the play; the mother, the actor pregnant with the part; and the child, the role to be born.
Constantin StanislavskiIn spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of our kind of art. That requires ensemble acting and whoever mars that ensemble is committing a crime not only against his comrades but also against the very art of which he is the servant.
Constantin Stanislavski