I. Constatin Sergeyevich Stanislavski: Who was he? Born in 1863 in Moscow, Russia, Constatin Sergeyevich Stanislavski is known for pioneering many of the acting concepts and methods that are used in today’s world of acting. It is said that Stanislavski had the greatest effect on acting more so than anyone else in the 20th Century. From his ripe teenage years, Stanislavski was involved in theatrical productions in hopes of attaining his status as a respected …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…may be more to acting than has yet been determined or discovered. Hence, in a scientific way, for example. Maybe some people have certain genes for performing, while others are blessed with conceptualization and true understanding, like Stanislavski. Still, it is difficult to understand why a person who grasp so many avenues of acting so fully, could not be a great actor himself according to his critics and to his own viewpoint of his acting.