In every physical action, unless it is purely mechanical, there is concealed some inner action, some feelings. This is how the two levels of life in a part are created, the inner and the outer. They are intertwined. A common purpose brings them together and reinforces the unbreakable bond.
Constantin StanislavskiIt is through you, actors, that the forces which are understood by millions and that tell of everything that is beautiful on earth, find expression. The forces which reveal to people the happiness of living in a widened consciousness and in the joy of creative work for the whole world. You, the actors of a theatre, which is one of the centres of human culture, will never be understood by the people if you are unable to reflect the spiritual needs of your time, the now in which you are living.
Constantin StanislavskiThe character has to have some kind of arch. The character has to go through an event, and be changed by the human event.
Constantin StanislavskiYou 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.
Constantin StanislavskiDon't go so deep in yourself that you no longer exist for your partner and for the character and for the play.
Constantin StanislavskiIn every physical action, unless it is purely mechanical, there is concealed some inner action, some feelings. This is how the two levels of life in a part are created, the inner and the outer. They are intertwined. A common purpose brings them together and reinforces the unbreakable bond.
Constantin Stanislavski