Audition Quotes

“Conflict is drama.”
― Michael Shurtleff, Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part

“To go into acting is like asking for admission to an insane asylum. Anyone may apply, but only the certifiably insane are admitted.”
― Michael Shurtleff, Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part

“Forget about weak or strong, aggressive or passive. There are no passive characters, there are no weak ones. There is winning and there is losing, but every actor must fight for something he wants and needs. If you are concerned about getting what you need, then you will never let preconceived judgments get in your way.”
― Michael Shurtleff, Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part