"Creating relationship is the heart of acting. It is basic. It is essential."

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Source : Michael Shurtleff (2009). “Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part”, p.23, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Michael Shurtleff

#Heart Quotes #Creating Quotes #Acting Quotes

“Have fun doing whatever it is that you desire to accomplish. Learn it one step at a time, emphasizing the fundamentals, and do it because you love it, not because it's work.”
“To become fully alive a person must have goals and aims that transcend himself.”
“Every story I write is different. Some are hard. Some aren't. 'Chronicle' was tremendously easy. I have a hard time comparing my process on different things, but I will say this: The more you write, the better you get at it. That's one of the few things that's markedly true.”
“When we consciously choose a core heart feeling over a negative feeling, we effectively intercept the physiological stress response that drains and damages our systems and allow the body's natural regenerative capacities to work for us. Instead of being taxed and depleted, our mental and emotional systems are renewed. As a consequence, they are better able to ward off future "energy eaters" like stress, anxiety and anger before they take hold.”
“My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.”
“I liked to scrapbook and collage a whole lot in high school. Im always ripping things out of magazines, and always collecting quotes from the Internet. When I was 17, I loved AIM. I was obsessed with my buddy list!”
“We can't profess love without talking through hand puppets.”
“The depths modern art has been exploring are mysterious depths, full of strange fish...”

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