"The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.

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












The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.
More Stella Adler quotes
"The actor cannot afford to look only to his own life for all his material nor pull strictly from his own experience to find his acting choices and fee...
"Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.
"The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable.
"The best author is a dead author, because he's out of your way and you own the play. Take what he has given you and use it for what you need.
"You have to understand your best. Your best isn't Barrymore's best or Olivier's best or my best, but your own. Every person has his norm. And in that ...
"You'll never really be great unless you aim high.
"No actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good.