The main difference between the art of the actor and all other arts is that every other [non-performing] artist may create whenever he is in the mood of inspiration. But the artist of the stage must be the master of his own inspiration, and must know how to call it forth at the hour announced on the posters of the theatre. This is the chief secret of our art.
Last Name:
Stanislavsky
First Name:
Konstantin
Source:
The Audience Book of Theatre Quotations, by Louis Phillips
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