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Theoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological problems of human beings when putting his own passions, his loves, fears, and rages to work in the service of the characters he plays. He will learn to face himself, to hide nothing from himself -- and to do so takes an insatiable curiosity about the human condition.
Hey! Bring yourself instead of playing an idea of who you think this person is. And read these books:
https://www.amazon.com/Challenge-Actor-Uta-Hagen/dp/0684190400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519359889&sr=8-1&keywords=uta+hagen+a+challenge+for+the+actor
https://www.amazon.com/Actor-Target-Declan-Donnellan-ebook/dp/B00BHOSEQ0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1519359905&sr=1-1&keywords=the+actor+and+the+target
And Stanislavski, obviously. Best of luck!
Here is her book. As for seeing performances of her, you're going to have trouble. She was placed on the Hollywood blacklist early in her career so she moved to NYC to start her stage career, where, back then, there were almost no videos of live performances. Her legacy is in her teaching though and you can watch the performances of many actors that she has taught