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An Actor Prepares (Paperback)
by (shelved 305 times as acting)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,236 ratings — published 1936
Respect for Acting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 302 times as acting)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,533 ratings — published 1973
Sanford Meisner on Acting (Paperback)
by (shelved 302 times as acting)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,269 ratings — published 1987
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 231 times as acting)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,047 ratings — published 1978
The Art of Acting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 214 times as acting)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,546 ratings — published 2000
To the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as acting)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,047 ratings — published 1953
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as acting)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,950 ratings — published 1989
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as acting)
avg rating 4.49 — 777 ratings — published 2004
Building A Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as acting)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,341 ratings — published 1949
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as acting)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,623 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 127 times as acting)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,057 ratings — published 2004
The Actor and the Target (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as acting)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,119 ratings — published 2000
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as acting)
avg rating 4.36 — 764 ratings — published 2003
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as acting)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,693 ratings — published 1997
The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as acting)
avg rating 4.51 — 928 ratings — published 2008
A Challenge For The Actor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as acting)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,049 ratings — published 1991
Creating A Role (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as acting)
avg rating 4.12 — 626 ratings — published 2013
A Practical Handbook for the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as acting)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,430 ratings — published 1986
Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as acting)
avg rating 4.27 — 713 ratings — published 1963
Acting: The First Six Lessons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as acting)
avg rating 4.06 — 951 ratings — published 1933
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as acting)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,072 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 — 559 ratings — published 2003
The Technique of Acting (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as acting)
avg rating 4.14 — 277 ratings — published 1988
A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as acting)
avg rating 3.93 — 462 ratings — published 1987
Acting for the Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as acting)
avg rating 4.04 — 443 ratings — published 1986
An Actor's Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as acting)
avg rating 4.25 — 343 ratings — published 1938
Freeing the Natural Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as acting)
avg rating 4.13 — 680 ratings — published 1976
The Empty Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as acting)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,966 ratings — published 1968
Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business
by (shelved 43 times as acting)
avg rating 4.39 — 280 ratings — published 2003
No Acting Please: A Revolutionary Approach to Acting and Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as acting)
avg rating 4.08 — 342 ratings — published 1979
The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as acting)
avg rating 3.89 — 449 ratings — published 1965
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as acting)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,543,537 ratings — published 2022
My Life in Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as acting)
avg rating 4.21 — 570 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 34 times as acting)
avg rating 4.59 — 203 ratings — published 2014
Voice and the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as acting)
avg rating 4.06 — 288 ratings — published 1974
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as acting)
avg rating 3.96 — 121,853 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
The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as acting)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,004 ratings — published 2022
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as acting)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,493 ratings — published 1994
Towards a Poor Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as acting)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,496 ratings — published 1968
A Life in Parts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as acting)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,870 ratings — published 2016
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as acting)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,987 ratings — published 1996
The Right to Speak: Working with the Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as acting)
avg rating 4.06 — 294 ratings — published 1992
The Invisible Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as acting)
avg rating 4.30 — 425 ratings — published 1953
The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as acting)
avg rating 4.28 — 674 ratings — published 2004
Different Every Night: Freeing the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as acting)
avg rating 4.31 — 162 ratings — published 2008
Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide (Methuen Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as acting)
avg rating 4.38 — 626 ratings — published 1984
The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as acting)
avg rating 4.17 — 157 ratings — published 2007
“When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise.”
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“In the language of an actor, to know is synonymous with to feel”
― Creating A Role
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