“ 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. Stella Adler
“ One way we can enliven the imagination is to push it toward the illogical. We're not scientists. We don't always have to make the logical, reasonable leap. Stella Adler
“ 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 feelings. Stella Adler
“ The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable. Stella Adler
“ 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. Stella Adler
“ No actor is a success unless he feels inside himself, as long as he lives, that he is good. Stella Adler
“ The thing that makes you say, "I want to do something" - that is the beginning of talent. Stella Adler
“ You will fail. That's great. Here's a secret for you - that's the only way you can learn. Learning has to cost you something. If you fail but learn something from your failure, you will grow. Stella Adler
“ You have to do something. If you do something, you become somebody. Even a daffodil does something, has a profession. It gives off scent, professionally. Stella Adler
“ 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 norm every person is a star. Olivier could stand o… Stella Adler
“ You cannot afford to confine your studies to the classroom. The universe and all of history is your classroom. Stella Adler
