Quote by Robert Duvall
Ive always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher

Ive always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, its like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. Thats the actors craft – using yourself to create a character. – Robert Duvall

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