Lee Strasberg
1901 - 1982
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Biography
Lee Strasberg (1901-1982) was a renowned American actor, director, and acting teacher, considered one of the fathers of method acting in the United States. He was a founding member of the Group Theatre in New York City and later became the director of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Strasberg is best known for teaching method acting, a technique that encourages performers to draw on their own emotions and experiences to develop their characters' authenticity. His influential teaching methods have had a lasting impact on the world of acting and have shaped the careers of many successful actors.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The actor creates with his own flesh and blood all those things which all the arts try in some way to describe.
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An actor is supposed to create a character, but only a character that is in himself.
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The actor must learn to become an emotional expert.
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Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental, and emotional habits - influence and are influenced by it.
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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have.