Michael Chekhov Quotes

#1. As Michael (Chekhov)'s pupil, I learned more about acting. I learned psychology, history, and the good manners of art - taste.

Marilyn Monroe

#2. You have to teach yourself to act but Michael Chekhov will give you the necessary tools - and for me, Psychological Gesture and Centers are extremely valuable They work like a charm. I've used them all along and still do.

Clint Eastwood

#3. The Great War proved how confused the world is. Depression is proving it again.

Anne Sullivan

#4. An actor has to burn inside with an outer ease.

Michael Chekhov

#5. Real inspired acting is never DOING, it is always HAPPENING

Michael Chekhov

#6. Floods are 'acts of God,' but flood losses are largely acts of man.

Gilbert F. White

#7. IQ's are a combination of eyes, and queues. Would you wait in line to see my goat show? Of course you wouldn't, because the line is invisible.

Will Advise

#8. Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.

George Orwell

#9. Why be narrow-minded, why cut ourselves off from any of these rich heritages when ... we have the freedom to make the most of the best in all techniques? There are no prohibitions against it. All it takes is a little wisdom, imagination and courageous experimentation.

Michael Chekhov

#10. Learn to combine the Power of The Heart and mind into one force to create your desires.

Steven Redhead

#11. You cannot keep bumping your head against reality and saying it is not there.

Michael Chekhov

#12. Adversity is a mirage. People, situations, and relationships sometimes change for the worst but inevitably clear a path for far better replacements. The continued journey will always find bliss.

Carl Henegan

#13. Morality does not come to this mortal world from some imaginary paradise. It rises from the neurons of mortal humans.

Abhijit Naskar

#14. All true artists, bear within themselves a deeply rooted and often unconscious desire for transformation.

Michael Chekhov

#15. I'd like to do a romantic comedy like 'Notting Hill,' which is one of my favorite movies.

Rutina Wesley

#16. The inner life of the [imagination], and not the personal and tiny experiential resources of the actor, should be elaborated on the stage and shown to the audience. This life is rich and revealing for the audience as well as for the actor himself.

Michael Chekhov