Stella Adler Quotes

The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his...

The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he ha...

The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable.

Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.

The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.

life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one

The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to se...

No actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good.

You'll never really be great unless you aim high.

If you can't take both sides, it means you can only play yourself.

Be innocent, wise and ninety-five.

You will fail. That's great. Here's a secret for you - that's the only way you can learn. Learning h...

You have to do something. If you do something, you become somebody. Even a daffodil does something, ...

You should want to act only because you want to be led to something bigger in life.

You cannot afford to confine your studies to the classroom. The universe and all of history is your ...

You have to understand your best. Your best isn't Barrymore's best or Olivier's best or my best, but...

You will only fail to learn if you do not learn from failing.

The thing that makes you say, "I want to do something" - that is the beginning of talent.