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Constantin Stanislavski Quotes: When you're playing a character who's cruel, look for the places where he's kind. When you're playing a character who is unhappy, look for the places where he has a glint of merriment.
         

When you're playing a character who's cruel, look for the places where he's kind. When you're playing a character who is unhappy, look for the places where he has a glint of merriment.


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The actor must use his imagination to be able to answer all questions (when, where, why, how). Make the make-believer existence more definite.



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



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



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Play well, or play badly, but play truly.



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Who am I? What will I be? Why am I here? Where am I going?





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