All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real.
Constantin StanislavskiIt 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.
Constantin StanislavskiEvery person who is really an artist desires to create inside of himself another, deeper, more interesting life than the one that actually surrounds him.
Constantin StanislavskiI have taken film-work that has been a little more clichรฉ-written, to support myself and my family, and that's a whole kind of other challenge. It's like chopping wood: You've got to take what you can get and bless what withstands you. But in theatre! There's enough great theatre that you can find something interesting!
Constantin Stanislavski