Big Books of 2026
Genres

Acting


Acting Books

An Actor Prepares
Respect for Acting
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
The Art of Acting
To the Actor
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
Building A Character
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide
The Power of the Actor: The Chubbuck Technique -- The 12-Step Acting Technique That Will Take You from Script to a Living, Breathing, Dynamic Character
The Actor and the Target
Creating A Role
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
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Lists

The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleThe Technique of Acting by Stella AdlerAn Actor Prepares by Constantin StanislavskiRespect for Acting by Uta HagenThe Stanislavski System by Sonia Moore
Best Acting Books
52 books — 67 voters
The Unidentified Redhead by Alice ClaytonOnly You by Lorna PeelAct Like It by Lucy ParkerHeart Journey by Robin D. OwensHow to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder
Actor Heroes in Romance
91 books — 22 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyEmbodied Acting by Rick KempNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Books on Embodiment, Theatre, Acting and Cognitive Science
43 books — 20 voters
Games for Actors and Non-Actors by Augusto BoalWhen Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre by Edwin WongActing Class by Milton KatselasTowards a Poor Theatre by Jerzy GrotowskiThe Stanislavsky Technique by Mel Gordon
So You Want to be an Actor
19 books — 13 voters

Acting by Kurt DawStanislavski by Jean BenedettiActing by Richard BoleslavskyThe Stanislavsky Technique by Mel GordonAn Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
Acting: Thought into Action Recommended Reading
38 books — 1 voter
The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraStory by Robert McKeeAs You Wish by Cary ElwesFrom Word to Image by Marcie Begleiter
Best film related books
64 books — 61 voters

Quotes Tagged “Acting”

M.L. Rio
“ We’re only ever playing fifty percent of a character. The rest is us, and we’re afraid to show people who we really are. We’re afraid of looking foolish if we reveal the full force of our emotions. ”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains
152 likes

Stella Adler
“ The thing that makes you say, "I want to do something" - that is the beginning of talent. ...more ”
― Stella Adler, The Art of Acting
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Videos Tagged “Acting”

A humorous play- On Independence day, IBS-MUMBAI Drama club
A humorous play- On Independence day, IBS-MUMBAI Drama club
Stephen Mitchell Interview with Jay Chapin (excerpt)
Stephen Mitchell Interview with Jay Chapin (excerpt)
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Groups Tagged "Acting"

This is a group for all theatre lovers out there. Come discuss musicals and plays, get advice fo…more
12 members, last active 11 years ago
Fame Kills; A Semi-Advanced RP How did you make it? How did you pour out your soul? And where are you going to end up? From the…more
3 members, last active 9 years ago
Blood Bound After finishing the first season of her supernatural tv show Blood Bound, Danielle Sanders decid…more
2 members, last active 10 years ago
...August 01, 2013 to September 01, 2013...
1 member, last active 12 years ago