There's no trick of teaching acting. Either someone wants to do it and is gifted, or not.
Marian SeldesThe kind of acting I love is when you watch and you discover what you think perhaps you weren't supposed to see: the chink in the armor.
Marian SeldesMy grandmother always used to say, "If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?" I always remember this and it's true. You have to start each day again-you can't repeat what you did.
Marian SeldesIf I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.
Marian Seldes