Sanford Meisner - Meisner Quotes

Meisner Quotes

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."

"The foundation of acting is the reality of doing."

"You know it's all right to be wrong, but it's not all right not to try."

"There's no such thing as nothing."

"Less is more!"

"An ounce of behavior is worth more than a pound of words."

"Silence has a myriad of meanings. In the theater, silence is an absence of words, but never an absence of meaning."

"May I say as the world's oldest living teacher, 'Fuck Polite!'"

"Find in yourself those human things which are universal."

"Acting can be fun. Don't let it get around."

"Every little moment has a meaning all its own."