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A Practical Handbook for the Actor (1986) (edit title/settings)

by Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previtio, Scott Zigler (?) (edit contributors)

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6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.

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  • “Talent, if it exists at all, is completely out of your control.”
  • “The theatre may now be the only place in society where people can go to hear the truth.”
  • “Generality is the enemy of all art.”
    Stanislavsky
  • “There is one simple guideline to follow concerning emotional life onstage: it is beyond your control, so don't worry about it. Ever.”

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J.D. Salinger once said, "You were a reader before you were a writer."

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books
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Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0394744128
Page Count: 94

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