Actor's Quotation Book Acting in a Nutshell from Those Who Really Know

9781575253701

1575253704

What is acting? How do you do it? Why do you do it? What gives you the nerve? What messes you up? When is it most joyful to you? Can anybody do it? What is the most important thing an actor should know? For the first time we present an insightful and entertaining book of quotations from our finest actors, directors, screenwriters, producers, coaches, and critics on the art, the craft, the nerve, and the thrill of acting, what it takes to "make it" as an actor, and the joy of what it means to be an actor when you are doing it right! Packed with pithy insights and guideposts from award-winning actors and directors such as Harrison Ford, Elizabeth Taylor, Martin Scorsese, Jane Alexander, Tom Hanks, Marlon Brando, Stella Adler, Steven Spielberg, Jessica Tandy, Brad Pitt, David Mamet, Oprah Winfrey, Lee Strasberg, Julia Roberts, and Val Kilmer, this elegant little book is "acting in a nutshell, from those who really know!" Funny, revealing - even shocking - The Actor's Quotation Book also includes short essays preceding each segment, photos, poster art, news clippings, and other graphics. A must for the actor, the aspiring actor, students in the arts, anyone who works with actors, film, and theatergoers, and those interested in the skills of presentation. A great gift book! By the author of Acting from a Spiritual Perpective. Kathryn Bild is an acting, creative process, presentation skills, and personal success coach as well as a speaker, writer, and director. A recipient of The Grammy's Video Producer of the Year Award, she has written, directed, produced, edited, and performed in commercials, films, plays, radio and television lectures, musical comedies, music videos, and one-woman shows. An alumni of The American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women, she is a co-founder of the Pacific Arts Corporation and has also served on the board of trustees of foundations established to help women in business and the arts. She is a nation-wide public speaker and appears regularly on CNN-FN's Entrepreneur Only television show and the nationally-syndicated Good Day, America radio show.