We have as many planes of speech as does a painting planes of perspective which create perspective in a phrase. The most important word stands out most vividly defined in the very foreground of the sound plane. Less important words create a series of deeper planes.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Sound, Very, Plane, Foreground
Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Talent, Period, Shortened, Prolonged
The main factor in any form of creativeness is the life of a human spirit, that of the actor and his part, their joint feelings and subconscious creation.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Part, Creativeness, Joint, Factor
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.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Depend, Mine, Method, Traditions
Our demands are simple, normal, and therefore they are difficult to satisfy. All we ask is that an actor on the stage live in accordance with natural laws.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Normal, Laws, Natural Laws, Demands
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.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Beauty, Through, Profession, Distinctions
The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Wisdom, Greatest, Lack, Realize
Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Theatre, Better, Unless, Ennoble
Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Remember, Small, Only, Parts
Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art.
- Constantin Stanislavski
Love, Art, Yourself
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