"The Method" and Stanislavski's Method are the same thing. The terms are used interchangably.

Other acting methods have branched off of Stanislavski's work. These include: Uta Hagen, Viewpoints, and Mesiner, to name a few. ​

Al Pacino, Marilyn Monroe, and Jada Pinkett-Smith are all actors who have relied on Stanislavski's method. To see more actors who use the method too check the "FAMILIAR FACES" tab. 

The method, in the most simple terms, is realistic acting. Which is that of a truthful nature, not characture or clown like. 

Stanislavski was a founder of the Moscow Art Theatre. 

An essential part of Stanislavski's method is emotional memory. Emotional memory calls for an actor to recollect their emotions at a specific point in time. Then use this emotional recall for their work as an actor. 

​​Over 91 colleges in the United States offer acting programs. All 91 rely on Stanislavski's method. 

Shameless', William H. Macey and his friend David Mamet taught their own take on the method. The two taught their version at the school theye founded, The School of Practical Aesthetics. 

Florida State University teaches acting with the Stanislavski method.