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Stella Adler Quotes

It’s not important to know who you are. It’s important to know what you do, and then to do it like hercules! Picture Quote #1

The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors Picture Quote #1

The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind Picture Quote #1

Your job as actors is to understand the size of what you say, to understand what’s beneath the word Picture Quote #1

The best author is a dead author, because he’s out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need Picture Quote #1

Life in the theatre isn’t necessarily when you get money from performing. It isn’t when you sign a contract. It isn’t even when you are in a play. It’s when you understand it. If you understand it, you’ll know why you want to act Picture Quote #1

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You act with your soul. That’s why you all want to be actors, because your souls are not used up by life Picture Quote #1

Don’t use your conscious past. Use your creative imagination to create a past that belongs to your character. I don’t want you to be stuck with your own life. It’s too little Picture Quote #1

You have to do something. If you do something, you become somebody. Even a daffodil does something, has a profession. It gives off scent, professionally Picture Quote #1

Happy children should not try to be artists. You have to be born with a broken heart and a sense of loneliness inside. I never had a happy moment as a child myself Picture Quote #1

The actor must be full of passion. If he’s too cool he’s better off as the manager of a company, not someone who appears on the stage Picture Quote #1

Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can’t do in real life. It allows you to understand more than just what life provides you Picture Quote #1

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No actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good Picture Quote #1

You cannot afford to confine your studies to the classroom. The universe and all of history is your classroom Picture Quote #1

By taking elements you observe in life, you can develop qualities in your acting life that you don’t ordinarily call upon in your personal life Picture Quote #1

Emotions aren’t doable. Actions are doable, and if you do them correctly, they prompt the feelings Picture Quote #1

Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books Picture Quote #1

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It’s not important to know who you are. It’s important to know what you do, and then to do it like hercules! (Stella Adler Quotes) The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors (Stella Adler Quotes) The actor has to develop his body. The actor has to work on his voice. But the most important thing the actor has to work on is his mind (Stella Adler Quotes) Your job as actors is to understand the size of what you say, to understand what’s beneath the word (Stella Adler Quotes) The best author is a dead author, because he’s out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need (Stella Adler Quotes) Life in the theatre isn’t necessarily when you get money from performing. It isn’t when you sign a contract. It isn’t even when you are in a play. It’s when you understand it. If you understand it, you’ll know why you want to act (Stella Adler Quotes) You act with your soul. That’s why you all want to be actors, because your souls are not used up by life (Stella Adler Quotes) Don’t use your conscious past. Use your creative imagination to create a past that belongs to your character. I don’t want you to be stuck with your own life. It’s too little (Stella Adler Quotes) You have to do something. If you do something, you become somebody. Even a daffodil does something, has a profession. It gives off scent, professionally (Stella Adler Quotes) Happy children should not try to be artists. You have to be born with a broken heart and a sense of loneliness inside. I never had a happy moment as a child myself (Stella Adler Quotes) The actor must be full of passion. If he’s too cool he’s better off as the manager of a company, not someone who appears on the stage (Stella Adler Quotes) Acting can be the healthiest profession in the world, because it allows you to do things you can’t do in real life. It allows you to understand more than just what life provides you (Stella Adler Quotes) No actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good (Stella Adler Quotes) You cannot afford to confine your studies to the classroom. The universe and all of history is your classroom (Stella Adler Quotes) By taking elements you observe in life, you can develop qualities in your acting life that you don’t ordinarily call upon in your personal life (Stella Adler Quotes) Emotions aren’t doable. Actions are doable, and if you do them correctly, they prompt the feelings (Stella Adler Quotes) Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books (Stella Adler Quotes)

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