- considered to be the father of american method acting
- said to "revolutionize the art of acting [via] profound influence on performance in American theater and movies" from as early as 1920 up to his death in 1982
- his actors were said to "act from the inside out, communicate emotions they really feel, give you a sense of life."
- he was inspired by seeing the Moscow Art Theater actors and admired/observed their commitment and intensity they had to their parts regardless of importance. This led to him to the revelation that he wouldn't succeed as an actor but rather a "theoretician and teacher of this new 'system'...in American theater."
- he believed that actors should primarily focus on the 'correct' way to act rather the production as a whole
Method Acting
- by definition: "MA is a range of training/rehearsal techniques that seek to encourage sincere/emotionally expressive performances."
- LS focused mostly on psychological aspects of MA
- he encouraged use of personal experiences to try and relate to characters without forcing/faking sensations. This is known as "Emotion Memory"
- Konstantin Stanislavski, a Russian director that developed the original 'system' that MA is based off of, actually derided and didn't approve/agree of/with LS's approach to acting.
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