In the given circumstances you must be rooted in the play. Do not depart from the play. Don't cut yourself off from your partner in the scene, or partners.

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

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

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

In the circle of light on the state in the midst of darkness, you have the sensation of being entirely alone... This is called solitude in public... During a performance, before an audience of thousands, you can always enclose yourself in this circle, like a snail in its shell... You can carry it wherever you go.

In 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.

Doubt is the enemy of creativeness.