“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
“There are five stages of meditation, each one leading gradually into the next: concentration, meditation, contemplation, illumination, and inspiration.” InspirationNextFiveMeditationStageContemplationConcentrationIllumination Author:Benjamin Creme
“I'm an improviser at heart, when I'm writing, I'm improvising in my head. When you're an improviser on stage, you can never be precious about anything, you can't control what anyone else is going to do. The best stuff comes out of moments of inspiration that spontaneously happen.” WritingHeartMomentsInspirationHappensStuffStageDo The BestImprovising Author:Scot Armstrong
“Since September 11, it seems to me that never in our lifetime, except possibly in the early stages of World War II, has it been clearer that we have as a source of strength, a source of direction, a source of inspiration - our story.” WorldWarStoriesInspirationSeemsStageSourceLifetimeWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISeptemberSeptember 11Source Of InspirationSource Of Strength Author:David McCullough
“Stage fright and acting blocks are just unfocused or misplaced energy. Everything is possible if you know how and where to focus to invite inspiration...Inspiration is a sensation in the body. It can be invited upon your will and willingness to experience it taking you over.” IfsKnowsBodyInspirationEnergyActingKnow HowFocusStageBlockWillingnessSensationsInvitesInvitedFrightMisplacedStage Fright Author:Marjo-Riikka Makela
“I went to see 'Phantom of the Opera' with my grandma and my mom when I was very little. The stage, the voice, the music?... Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been a massive inspiration to me for some time - the storytelling, that deliciously somber undertone in his music.” LittlesHas BeensInspirationVoiceStageMomMy MomStorytellingMassiveOperaComposerGrandmaPhantomsAndrewMy GrandmaSomber Author:Lady Gaga
“I went to high school right outside Dallas, and (songwriter and performer) Michael Martin Murphey was a senior there when I was a sophomore or junior, really into folk and acoustic music. Larry Gross, who's the host of "Mountain Stage" on public radio, and B.W. Stevenson, also a musician, were there at the same time, too. Michael was a big inspiration -- through him I discovered Woody Guthrie, Dylan, Jimmy Rogers. Then I ran into Jerry Jeff Walker there in Dallas back when he was just a folk singer. Those are my earliest influences.” BigsInspirationSchoolInfluenceStageMountainMusicianHigh SchoolFolksRadioSingersRanPerformersHostSongwritersSeniorGrossDylanJuniorsJimmyRogerBack WhenLarryJerryAcousticsWoodyDallasWalkersSophomorePublic RadioAcoustic Music Author:Ray Wylie Hubbard
“I think I can work anywhere, but you don't get the same kind of inspiration everywhere. New York theater has become a big inspiration for me. I only started writing for the stage myself because I like to see the good, mostly off-Broadway plays in New York.” ThinkingWritingKindI CanPlayBigsInspirationStageNew YorkTheaterBroadway Author:Daniel Kehlmann
“You know, you're doing the same show every day, and your inspiration, you have to look no further than the fact that you know people travel across the country to see you. In a lot of cases, this is that audience's only chance to see the thing, and so, that's what gets you up in the morning, and that's what gets you giving your best performance on stage, is the awareness that this audience is ready for it, and here to have an experience, and so in turn are you.” PeopleKnowsGivingLooksCountryFactsShowsInspirationTurnsChanceMorningCasesAudienceStageAwarenessReadyPerformancesBest Performance Author:Lin-Manuel Miranda