“Tell yourself that the world is outside, that it's not to be hidden from you, that you are going to thrust yourself forward and be relaxed in the world. You have chosen a field where you're going to be hurt to the blood. But to retreat from the pain is death”
― The Art of Acting
― The Art of Acting
“Actors need a kind of aggression, a kind of inner force. Don't be only one-sided, sweet, nice, good. Get rid of being average. Find the killer in you.”
― The Art of Acting
― The Art of Acting
“Emotions aren't doable. Actions are doable, and if you do them correctly, they prompt the feelings.”
― The Art of Acting
― The Art of Acting
“No actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good.”
― The Art of Acting
― The Art of Acting
“When you most succeed, you do so by seeming not to act at all.”
― The Art of Acting
― The Art of Acting
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