Jean Benedetti > Quotes

“Please, do remember what I told you, and don’t open the script until I decide you should. You must first spend a great deal of time getting to know the subtext for the character as it develops, and making it secure. The actual words must only serve the action, they are one of the external”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“theatrical”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“what the play is about Supertask Break the play down into its component parts Bits Decide what each actor has to do in each of the component parts, what does he want or need Tasks Decide on what he does to fulfil that need Actions Check whether the sequence of needs and actions is logical and coherent and”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“detached”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“were translated by Elizabeth Hapgood as Superobjective”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“change”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“naturalness”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“were”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“key to unlock the actor’s”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“contains”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“All”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated

“wring your hands and walk up and down,’ the director orders. ‘Can’t I sit down?’ the actor persists. ‘How can you possibly sit down when you are nervous?”
― Jean Benedetti, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Revised and Updated