“The purpose of ritual is to change the mind of the human being. It's a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant, and the purpose of it is to activate the parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity ... 'Magic' becomes the development of techniques that allow communication with hidden portions of the self, and with hidden portions of all other islands in this 'psychic sea.'” MindHumansWellsSelfPurposeHuman BeingsAudienceMagicSeaCommunicationDevelopmentDramaActivitySacredEverydayTechniqueIslandsRitualPortionsPsychicsPaganismParticipantsActivate Author:Margot Adler
“I don't like comfort zones. Having never had any drama training, I don't really have a technique, so I'm continually learning new things. I like being frightened, and always having to start from scratch.” ComfortDramaTrainingTechniqueZoneFrightenedNew ThingsComfort ZoneScratchesLearning NewLearning New ThingsContinually Learning Author:Lea Seydoux
“Great drama is great questions or it is nothing but technique. I could not imagine a theater worth my time that did not want to change the world.” WorldWantImagineDramaTheaterTechniqueMy TimeChanging The World Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller
“I've been very physical my whole life. I went out hiking and camping for days in the Australian forest, and when I trained at drama school for three years, we did a whole lot on stage-fighting techniques. And I was a dancer from 5 to 18, so I have a memory for choreography.” YearsWholeSchoolFightingThreeMemoriesStageDramaTechniqueWhole LifeForestsDancerThree YearsHikingAustralianChoreographyCamping Author:Yvonne Strahovski
“What is so weird is that young people who want to be 'celebrities' do not want to put in the hard work. They don't want to do the training, go to drama school, read Shakespeare, try different accents and study technique. They just want to be famous. It is not just in England; it's the same in America and all over Europe.” PeopleWantTryingDifferentHardSchoolAmericaYoungStudyHard WorkDramaTrainingEuropeEnglandTechniqueAccents Author:Joan Collins