Constantin Stanislavski
Constantin Stanislavski
Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavskywas a Russian actor and theatre director. The Stanislavsky system would inspire numerous acting teachers in America whose teachings became a dominant force in film acting, especially in the period after World War II...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth17 January 1863
CountryRussian Federation
Constantin Stanislavski quotes about
interesting actors thousand
The person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be.
real theatre action
All action in theatre must have inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real.
real artist exception-to-the-rule
Never lose yourself on the stage. Always act in your own person, as an artist. The moment you lose yourself on the stage marks the departure from truly living your part and the beginning of exaggerated false acting. Therefore, no matter how much you act, how many parts you take, you should never allow yourself any exception to the rule of using your own feelings. To break that rule is the equivalent of killing the person you are portraying, because you deprive him of a palpitating, living, human soul, which is the real source of life for a part.
character play giving
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.
imagination actors answers
The actor must use his imagination to be able to answer all questions (when, where, why, how). Make the make-believer existence more definite.
important
What is important to me is not the truth outside myself, but the truth within myself.
break-up originality tradition
Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you.
communication keys soul
The language of the body is the key that can unlock the soul.
crafts
Who am I? What will I be? Why am I here? Where am I going?
inspiration mind actors
Of course, if you have thought up to now that an actor relies merely on inspiration you will have to change your mind. Talent without work is nothing more than raw unfinished material.
cutting play scene
In the given circumstances you must be rooted in the play. Do not depart from the play. Don't cut yourself off from your partner in the scene, or partners.
play theatre wells
Play well, or play badly, but play truly.
interesting
Never allow yourself externally to portray anything that you have not inwardly experienced and which is not even interesting to you.
theatre better-person should
Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it.