An Actor Succeeds by Boze Hadleigh

An Actor Succeeds by Boze Hadleigh

An Actor Succeeds is a very special collection containing all the best trade secrets of the biggest and most successful film and theater professionals. Presented in an informative format, An Actor Succeeds is a useful yet entertaining how-to, tips-and-advice book comprising nearly 900 quotes mostly from actors but also directors, writers, casting directors, and more. The book is conveniently divided into five chapters: Acting, Auditioning, Connecting, Working, and Coping. Here's a sampling of quotes from each section: Acting Of course we all learn that acting is basically reacting. The least acting you ever have to do is in a close-up. The close-up may require an actor's reaction, but a small, subtle one. Generally speaking, the less you 'act' in a close-up, the better. - Sir John Gielgud Connecting Acting, especially in motion pictures, is very hierarchical, like a caste system. The stars are royalty, the other actors are serfs-okay, commoners. If you're not a big shot, you gotta be careful not to push or intrude. You gotta watch what you say, how you say it, and, especially, when you say it. - Bruce Dern Working Acting in front of a camera or a live audience requires intense concentration, to shut out the real world and create the character's reality. Focus is just as important for an actor as for a cinematographer. - Keira Knightley Coping Partly I got into show business to become rich and famous and thus show up anyone who'd treated me badly growing up. But doesn't one evolve with maturity? My focus ultimately changed from negative to positive, as I found that I enjoyed the work, even the struggle, for its own sake. - Michael Landon

Boze Hadleigh (Los Angeles, CA) has published 18 books, including Hollywood Babylon and Mexico's Most Wanted. Hadleigh has also written for more than 100 magazines, including TV Guide, Playboy, and US Weekly. Nearly a dozen of his books have been made into television specials and documentaries in the United States and United Kingdom.

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ISBN 13	9780879108885
ISBN 10	0879108886
Title	An Actor Succeeds
Author	Boze Hadleigh
Series	Book
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hal Leonard Corporation
Year published	2014-03-01
Number of pages	256
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