Sandra Seacat: Artist

“I believe that the artist is a wounded healer, that they are healing wounds of their own, and when they do that truthfully, they heal the audience.”

Sandra Seacat

As quoted in "The Role of Their Dreams" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/fashion/07dreams.html?pagewanted=2 by Sarah Kershaw, in The New York Times (May 6, 2009)

“Laura was born an authentic artist, and, coming together, my job was to help her bring all of it forward and out. […] The artist is a shaman; a wounded healer. We have wounds that we want to bring forth through the material. It's joyful, it's painful, but not painful in a bad way. And when you do that, you also heal people in the audience.”

Sandra Seacat

As heard in "Laura Dern and Sandra Seacat: Hollywood Mentors," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpqQwfq5tqg The Hollywood Reporter (February 18, 2015)

Pain , People , Way , Help

“I think what Kazan is saying is that the Method isn't a thing. It's an action, a process, a skillful or effective way of achieving a specific artistic task. It's not a pair of shoes. It's discovering how to walk. I did an affective memory at the Actors Studio years ago, after which Lee Strasberg said, "Now that's an affective memory. Darling, tell them how you did it." When I explained my process, Strasberg replied, "That's not how you do an affective memory! But that's what the Method is all about. It's a way of work!" You find your own way of carrying out your own and your character's internal truth—within your body, mind, and soul.”

Sandra Seacat

As quoted in "The Method and the Myth" http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/acting-teachers/the-method-and-the-myth/ by Robert Walden, in Backstage (April 21, 2009)

Truth , Shoe , Way , Soul

“Laura is a free spirit. She's also a great student and a dedicated artist – and there aren't very many people I call artists. But the entire cast of this film, they're all true artists, dedicated to their own inner truth, and they have the courage to share that. You don't find that very often.”

Sandra Seacat

As quoted in "Laura Dern: a Hollywood old-timer at 37" http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2004-08-23/features/0408230242_1_laura-dern-blue-velvet-citizen-ruth by John Anderson, in The Baltimore Sun (August 23, 2004)

People , Truth , Courage

“I have the utmost respect for her because, even as an established actress, she still comes to class. She still works on developing herself as an artist.”

Sandra Seacat

On Laura Dern; as heard in the Laura Dern episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmZx1-eZrU&t=307 of Intimate Portrait; broadcast February 16, 1999