Lee Strasberg

“Work for the actor lies in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality.”

“The actor creates with his own flesh and blood all those things which all the other arts try to describe.”

“Art is in the choice, the choice of a single theme, the choice of a single detail, the choice of a single word.”

“You must be yourself. But you must be yourself with a problem.”

“The human being who acts is the human being who lives.”

“Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental, and emotional habits - are the actor's raw material.”

“The real struggle is not between the right and wrong, but between the right and the easy.”

“Talent is an amalgam of high sensitivity; easy, great, and ready imagination; and a disciplined, persistent, and organized work ethic.”

“Don't just do something, stand there.”

“We have a need to express our feelings, and this is a condition that is not a luxury. It's a necessity.”

“The actor has to have the courage to be himself. He is not hiding behind a mask, he is revealing himself.”

“The actor is an emotional athlete.”