34 Quotes by Sanford Meisner

The text is your greatest enemy.

The American actor is very lucky... Because so little is asked of him.

Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

That which hinders your task is your task.

Acting is not talking, it’s living off the other fellow!!!

Act before you think – your instincts are more honest than your thoughts.

The foundation of acting is the reality of doing.

Listen with your gut, not your head.

Your acting will not be good until it is only yours. That’s true of music, acting, anything creative. You work until finally nobody is acting like you.