56 Quotes by Constantin Stanislavski

Play well, or play badly, but play truly.

Never allow yourself externally to portray anything that you have not inwardly experienced and which is not even interesting to you.

Who am I? What will I be? Why am I here? Where am I going?

The language of the body is the key that can unlock the soul.

What is important to me is not the truth outside myself, but the truth within myself.

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

Remember this practical piece of advice: Never come into the theatre with mud on your feet. Leave your dust and dirt outside. Check your little worries, squabbles, petty difficulties with your outside clothing - all the things that ruin your life and draw your attention away from your art - at the door.

The life of a character should be an unbroken line of events and emotions, but a play only gives us a few moments on that line - we must create the rest to portray a convincing life.

All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real.