Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.

The person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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