The main factor in any form of creativeness is the life of a human spirit, that of the actor and his part, their joint feelings and subconscious creation.
Constantin StanislavskiWhat is important to me is not the truth outside myself, but the truth within myself.
Constantin StanislavskiThe person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be.
Constantin StanislavskiNever allow yourself externally to portray anything that you have not inwardly experienced and which is not even interesting to you.
Constantin StanislavskiThe 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.
Constantin Stanislavski