Stella Adler talks about theater

@LydiaNicole 13 years ago

I loved Stella. I was in her class for 4 years and she was always a hoot.

@legatofancier 13 years ago

As a student of Sandy Meisner's, i can tell you that working with people who had studied with Stella Adler was like old home week! We all came out of the same womb, artistically speaking. Sandy & Stella were very close, personally & artistically!

@eaglewildeye 10 years ago

stellar perfomances from all the actors who were trained by Adler....

@HECKAMANIAC 15 years ago

Amazing. I absolutely love this woman and admire her beyond all possible descrption.

@LydiaNicole 13 years ago

I loved Stella. I was in her class for 4 years and she was always a hoot. She was an amazing teacher.

@gomallyr 11 years ago

AMEN!!!!! How refreshing to hear this truth in our self centered, egomaniac "reality" driven world. I LOVE THIS WOMAN!

@AtLastOnTheGround 14 years ago

Strasberg later disowned his theory of those personal objects -- "emotional memory" -- to help the actor, because he realized that as we grow older, events from our past take on certain meanings and this can muddle our acting. (A memory that mortifies me right now might make me laugh hysterically three years from now). He decided that instead of emotional memory, the actor should imagine a circumstance that will put him in the right mindset.

@LemogangTsipa 13 years ago

WAW this women is amazing. what a great teacher

@sony9417 2 years ago

Deep!

@SDRio 14 years ago

Acting should be rewarding and creative. Tell me, how can you bring creativity with Strasberg? And something else to remember: it doesn't matter what actor came out of what school and what method he uses. Everyone is their own creator of their own acting ablities. All I do is give and show you the tools (acting exercises and methods) and the actor decides what to do with them. Stella was a great instructor.

@yassineamani5446 2 years ago

Incredible Video !🙏

@SDRio 14 years ago

Strasberg works with using a personal object, memories to build "keys" and anchoring them to your body or gesture to bring you an emotion. Yes, it works but how many actors have came out being psychologically damaged? I did his approach in my early days of acting and it depressed me. I didn't enjoy acting. Now with finding the right method for me, I love it more than ever. Acting is all about the creativity, imagination, play and fun. Whatever happened to that?

@AtLastOnTheGround 14 years ago

What she's saying may seem too over-the-top, but it's very true. If you REALLY want to be a great actor, you need to choose Theater and leave behind Life because as she says, it's all about undying devotion and dedication to the material you're given.

@cardoandrade 14 years ago

I need you Stella Adler in Brazil, please.... she's beautiful

@mason5r 16 years ago

love her. do you have any more videos of her or the awake and dream video

@SDRio 14 years ago

We can fight and say, "Oh this teacher is better..." this teacher is the best...." however every student will find their best method and what works for them. You can't tell a method actor, "OMG you are so wrong..." to another actor who uses another method. I know all the methods and my best one (and the one that I teach) is M. Chekhov. I say personally that Meisner and Strasberg students work best for telly and the rest of the methods for true acting. Remember, Acting is about being creative.