Classic quotes on actors’ self-cultivation. We have compiled classic quotes from Stanislavsky’s “Actor’s Self-cultivation”. Let’s take a look.

You cannot force feelings, the result of force is artificiality.

Fear of criticism will kill whatever remaining self-confidence I have.

You cannot create something that you do not believe in and that you do not believe is true.

As soon as the boundaries you have drawn begin to waver and disappear, you should quickly tighten the circle to within the limits of visual attention.

Mirror: suitable for expressive art. The mirror teaches actors not to look inside themselves, but only on their outsides.

If psychological techniques are not used, even if you rely on inspiration to obtain true acting skills for a moment, the rest of the time the performance will be lifeless.

Repetition every day without breakthrough, and the inherent performance method creates a sense of separation between the performer and the author, so improvisation is needed.

Art likes order and harmony, but "general" likes chaos.

Expressional art: They experience the role once or several times just to discover the external form when emotions are naturally expressed. After discovering this form, they learn to mechanically express it with the help of well-trained muscles. Repeat this form.