Matisyahu Quotes

No matter what you're going through, as long as you have some specific emotion, whether it's positive or negative, it is all stuff that you can use on stage.

For me, the whole idea of performance is not being self-aware, and then sort of just experiencing.

I'm on fire when I'm singing, I'm completely in character, I use my sense memories, and every syllable of it is meant. It's a very special thing.

Acting is a mysterious process.

Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.

Acting is in your soul.

There is a part of your brain that has to stop when you're acting. You have to be in the moment and dare to fly. Words can't be on your mind.

Acting is an expression of imagination. No firsthand knowledge is necessary.

I think there is no better training than being onstage because here's the thing: the theater requires you to act with your whole body. I think acting with your whole body gives you a root, and you can build from there.

Acting is an emotion which has to be felt. Some feel it, some don't!

The more reps you get, the more you calm down and the less thinking you're doing. Then you just go out and play.

When you're in the moment and not over thinking the song is when things tend to really work. You're not so focused on the minutiae. You're focused on the overall feel, and that's the stuff that I get from the demos.

Theatre gives you wings as an actor.

When I do an hour-and-a-half show, if I don't improvise 20 minutes worth of new material each night, I feel I've let myself down.

Playing characters allows me to do things I may not always do, while singing in concerts allows me to really find my own voice and grow.

The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.

With a play, for me, there's no time to sit back on it. You're living on your instincts. And every night there are subtle changes and adjustments, because what's in front of you is a living, breathing audience.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

I guess there's this mind shift that happens once you're on stage. I don't know, chemicals, something happens and you just... I just become completely in control of where I am. And it's all about trusting the people that you're on the stage with, listening... and it just falls into place really easily.

I do my best creating on stage.

Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.

If I'm in the middle of a take and I start to think about what I'm doing, I just mess up and I have to stop and so I find that for me, you really need to trust your instinct.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.