The best thing for an actor to do is take your attention off of how you feel about it, and put it on striving to obtain a particular objective. The happy result is that it brings out all this unexpected stuff in yourself.
William H. MacyI think theater is powerful. The best experiences I had in the theater are more powerful than the best experiences I had in movies.
William H. MacyThat's pretty much what every scene is about, getting people to see your point of view. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
William H. MacyI've studied Stanislavsky, and Mamet taught Stanislavsky, and I studied with Sanford Meisner. But the part of the method that I think is the most fruitful is the method of physical actions. It all comes down to your objective: Nothing else counts except what you want. How you feel will take care of itself.
William H. Macy