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Summary: The following is a summary of parts of Stanislavski's work.
Stanislavski compares the way a pilot of a boat uses the channel of a river as his guide, like the way an actor divides his text up into different objectives. He uses a parable. A certain pilot was asked how he could ever remember over a long stretch all the minute details of a coast with its turns, shallows and reefs. He replied: "I am not concerned with them; I stick to the channel. So an actor must proceed, not by the multitude of details, but by those important units which, like signals, mark his channel and keep him in the right creative line. You have to ask yourself...What am I doing? Your answer...gives you the key to your main objective.
A creative objective lies at the heart of every unit. It is our overall ambition. The objective is the light that shows the right way...
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