Constantin Stanislavski’s Death – Cause and Date

The stage actor Constantin Stanislavski died at the age of 75. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Russian theatre actor known for popularizing the “Stanislavski method” of acting, otherwise known simply as “method” acting. He wrote several books including “An Actor Prepares” and his autobiography “My Life in Art”.

His family owned factories which produced gold and silver, and was one of the wealthiest families in Russia.

Quotes

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Unless the theatre can ennoble you, make you a better person, you should flee from it.

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Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.

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Create your own method. Don’t depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you.

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Remember: there are no small parts, only small actors.

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Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.