In his most famous book An Actor Prepares Stanislavski dealt with the imaginative processes. In the second book Building a Character he deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage expressions movement & speech etc. It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice
- a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting. The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors & trainers. This edition now reprinted with a new cover at a more accessible price has stood the test of time for actors all over the world & was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actors library. An Actor must work all his life cultivate his mind train his talents systematically develop his character; he may never despair & never relinquish this main pupose
- to love his art with all his strength & love it unselfishly." (Constantin Stanislavski)"