Actors On Acting
Does anyone know of a quote that captures why actors act?
I’m doing a presentation on drama therapy, and would like to express that many people begin acting as an escape from their daily life. Someone I worked with recently put it beautifully, but they aren’t anyone of significance, and I only have a good paraphrase, not the quote verbatim. Does anyone know of a quote by someone notable (not necessarily famous, just not Joe Schmoe) that expresses this?
(I know this is the Acting section and not the Quote section. It’s there, too, but I thought you all might happen to know something.)
The need of a young actor to act, is stronger than the intelligent layman can understand. The world might think that this ambition is motivated by the desire for money, success, and fame. But the actor is fighting for a way of life.
- Stella Adler
Actors Roundtable (Part 1): “Is Acting Art?”
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