Theatre Lab West

 

 

"A good actor is intelligent in a rustic, basic, almost feral way:

He or she has been observing people in various behaviors for a lifetime, noticing how they operate, how they think, how they take in information. Almost all good actors are recessive, shy.

In an audition or a meeting, you can see the way their eyes move and their hands work,

and you instantly recognize the child they were and the artist they're becoming.

They are always studying, taking things in."

                                                             - Elia Kazan

 

                                                                           -Elia Kazan