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Acting Books
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An Actor Prepares (Paperback)
by (shelved 301 times as acting)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,203 ratings — published 1936
Respect for Acting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 298 times as acting)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,521 ratings — published 1973
Sanford Meisner on Acting (Paperback)
by (shelved 295 times as acting)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,242 ratings — published 1987
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 229 times as acting)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,035 ratings — published 1978
The Art of Acting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 212 times as acting)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,533 ratings — published 2000
To the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as acting)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,042 ratings — published 1953
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as acting)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,924 ratings — published 1989
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as acting)
avg rating 4.49 — 772 ratings — published 2004
Building A Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as acting)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,335 ratings — published 1949
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 129 times as acting)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,585 ratings — published 2017
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 (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as acting)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,051 ratings — published 2004
The Actor and the Target (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as acting)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,106 ratings — published 2000
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as acting)
avg rating 4.36 — 760 ratings — published 2003
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as acting)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,682 ratings — published 1997
A Challenge For The Actor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as acting)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,043 ratings — published 1991
Creating A Role (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as acting)
avg rating 4.12 — 623 ratings — published 2013
The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique (Paperback)
by (shelved 110 times as acting)
avg rating 4.51 — 918 ratings — published 2008
A Practical Handbook for the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as acting)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,420 ratings — published 1986
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as acting)
avg rating 4.27 — 712 ratings — published 1963
Acting: The First Six Lessons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as acting)
avg rating 4.06 — 944 ratings — published 1933
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as acting)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,022 ratings — published 1979
How to Stop Acting: A Renowned Acting Coach Shares His Revolutionary Approach to Landing Roles, Developing Them and Keeping them Alive (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as acting)
avg rating 4.28 — 556 ratings — published 2003
The Technique of Acting (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as acting)
avg rating 4.14 — 275 ratings — published 1988
A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as acting)
avg rating 3.93 — 458 ratings — published 1987
An Actor's Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as acting)
avg rating 4.25 — 337 ratings — published 1938
Freeing the Natural Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as acting)
avg rating 4.14 — 678 ratings — published 1976
Acting for the Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as acting)
avg rating 4.04 — 440 ratings — published 1986
The Empty Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as acting)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,941 ratings — published 1968
Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business
by (shelved 43 times as acting)
avg rating 4.40 — 281 ratings — published 2003
No Acting Please: A Revolutionary Approach to Acting and Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as acting)
avg rating 4.09 — 339 ratings — published 1979
The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as acting)
avg rating 3.90 — 449 ratings — published 1965
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as acting)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,511,771 ratings — published 2022
My Life in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as acting)
avg rating 4.21 — 568 ratings — published 1924
Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as acting)
avg rating 4.19 — 160 ratings — published 1993
Secrets of Screen Acting (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as acting)
avg rating 4.30 — 169 ratings — published 1993
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 33 times as acting)
avg rating 4.59 — 200 ratings — published 2014
The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as acting)
avg rating 4.27 — 992 ratings — published 2022
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as acting)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,052 ratings — published 2002
The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as acting)
avg rating 4.17 — 161 ratings — published 1997
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as acting)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,476 ratings — published 1994
Voice and the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as acting)
avg rating 4.06 — 287 ratings — published 1974
Towards a Poor Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as acting)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,491 ratings — published 1968
A Life in Parts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as acting)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,657 ratings — published 2016
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as acting)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,974 ratings — published 1996
The Invisible Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as acting)
avg rating 4.30 — 423 ratings — published 1953
The Right to Speak: Working with the Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as acting)
avg rating 4.07 — 292 ratings — published 1992
The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as acting)
avg rating 4.28 — 671 ratings — published 2004
Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide (Methuen Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as acting)
avg rating 4.38 — 625 ratings — published 1984
Different Every Night: Freeing the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as acting)
avg rating 4.32 — 161 ratings — published 2008
The Lee Strasberg Notes (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as acting)
avg rating 4.24 — 119 ratings — published 2010
“I love the way she projects two facets: a visible persona and a subterranean one. She keeps her thoughts to herself; she seems to suggest that her secret, inner life is at least as significant as the appearance she gives.”
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“I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances.”
― The Mikado
― The Mikado
