John Strasberg

I was instructed to do everything I could to help her. My soul was now indentured to serve their relationship with Marilyn. At twenty-one, I felt that my career had already been erased.

— John Strasberg

To intentionally dream about the world in which the character lives is work which the actor must always do alone; it is then that he establishes the link between himself and the play. This is what I now recognize takes place in the actor’s personal dream space.

— John Strasberg

All art is transformational.

— John Strasberg

Basic technique is knowing yourself and knowing how to use yourself.

— John Strasberg

There are three great teachers of acting - Life, Shakespeare, and Yourself.

— John Strasberg

Chaos, doubts, and confusion is normal and signifies the beginning of the creative process

— John Strasberg

The creative process, like anything in life has poetry to it .

— John Strasberg

Life is armonic at its best.

— John Strasberg

Stanislavsky is the person who really originated the movement that later inspirated the American Theatre and it was the institutionalization of the Actors studio which made it permanent.

— John Strasberg

The fact that people come to a place, where everyone makes that commitment, and they are in the country just changes the atmosphere of work so there is a kind of relaxation and comaradery that is very special. It is a special place.

— John Strasberg