Stanislavski: The Unbroken Line

Chapter 13 is about how each character an actor portrays must have what is called an unbroken line. Actors are sometimes only given a few lines to convey an entire group of emotions. The actors typcially have little information on the characters they are playing and therefore must create histories or stories using their imagination. Once again, it is pointed out in this chapter that paying attention (or giving attention) to the audience is an acting flaw and should be banished from any actor. There needs to be a constant flow from object to object, which may include imaginative thinking.