“I played Lucky in Waiting for Godot at Yale and it was a thing that Stanislavski talks about: he says you don't need his 'method' if you can count on your inspiration and it was a moment of inspiration that came to me, not in rehearsal but on stage. It hit me right there in the middle of the play and it was great - it travelled into immediate communication.” IfsNeedsPlayMomentsInspirationWaitingMiddleStageCommunicationLuckyMethodRehearsalYaleGodotWaiting For GodotStanislavski Author:Sam Waterston
“How shall we know that we obey [God]? There is but one method by which we can know it, and that is by the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord witnessing unto our spirit that we are His, that we love Him, and that He loves us. It is by the spirit of revelation we know this.” KnowsInspirationSpiritLordMethodRevelations Author:Brigham Young
“The greatest inspiration I draw upon is, is this city (New York) and riding the subway and watching people and I find that's kind of like the best, the best acting teacher. You know, I wonder, like people who have huge celebrity, sometimes I feel bad, should this be one of their methods 'cause I don't know how they can observe life anymore, because they become the observed. So, I, I appreciate that New York can still do that.” PeopleKnowsFeelsShouldKindStillsSometimesInspirationCausesActingCitiesWonderKnow HowTeacherNew YorkHugeDrawsAppreciateMethodRidingSubwayBest ActingActing Teachers Author:Amy Ryan
“Sometimes when jerks become Christians, it's like a bully learning karate. Instead of having Christ transform our hearts and attitudes, we now have a new method with which to beat you up....what was once just 'forcing everyone to agree with my opinion' is now 'forcing everyone to agree with my opinion in the name of God.” HeartSometimesInspirationChristianNamesChristAttitudeOpinionBeatsAgreeMethodBullyJerkKarate Author:Jon Acuff
“You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery to songwriting. I don't have a method that I can go back to - they either come or they don't.” StillsI CanInspirationGamesWaitingMysteryMethodSongwriting Author:Conor Oberst
“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” IfsTryingPhilosophyInspirationMotivationalPoliticsPresidentLeadershipCommonFailingPositive ThinkingFailureMethodPerseveranceCommon SensePresidentialThoughtfulPersistentSuccess And FailureDon't Give UpExperimentationTrial And ErrorDetermination PerseverancePerseverance And DeterminationDetermination And PersistencePast FailuresInspiring PresidentialTrying And Failing Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt