Konstantin Stanislavsky Quotes

Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.

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

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

Success is transient, evanescent. The real passion lies in the poignant acquisition of knowledge about all the shading and subtleties of the creative secrets.

In the creative process there is the father, the author of the play; the mother, the actor pregnant with the part; and the child, the role to be born.

The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it.

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.

At times of great stress it is especially necessary to achieve a complete freeing of the muscles.

Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.