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I was a student of Stella Adler and then later Lee Strasberg, and they were into sensory work. At its best, acting is not about words - even when the words are important.

— Mark Margolis

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✓Similar Perspectives

Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.

— Marie Windsor

I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.

— Judd Nelson

I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.

— Deborah Ann Woll

I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old, and she frightened me to death. I was her houseboy for a while.

— Mark Margolis

I've worked with some actors who can't act.

— Anthony Anderson

People used to ask me questions on my blog about how to break into the acting industry. You often have to start out in parts where you have very few words, but you still have to try to make an impact.

— Stephen Amell

Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a play, that I began to realize I might just be able to blunder into this profession.

— Ed Asner

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with.

— Dennis Farina

Acting is experience with something sweet behind it.

— Humphrey Bogart

✗Opposing Perspectives

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.

— Christy Mathewson