AMAZING!!! This text is written in dialogue format and I can't imagine it written any other way. Boleslavsky imparts an incredible amount of information with so little waste; it's a beautiful reading experience. From an acting standpoint, he addresses and gets to the very core of the foundations that one needs in order to do the job with total honesty. There is humor, pathos, and beauty and I feel very fortunate to have been assigned this book. I will read it many times over and I recommend it for anyone, whether or not they are interested in acting. It's not so much about acting, but about living. I wanted another chapter when it was over!