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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A wonderful memoir by James Lipton, host of Inside the Actor's Studio on Bravo. Lipton's life has been truly blessed - and he realizes it. He left his native Detroit to become a lawyer. Obviously, he never got there, but the detours he has taken along the way have made the man and the show...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“insufferable, very high on himself”
Eileen P wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very long-winded and boring.”
koreen56 wrote this review Tuesday, June 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“A wonderful memoir by James Lipton, host of Inside the Actor's Studio on Bravo. Lipton's life has been truly blessed - and he realizes it. He left his native Detroit to become a lawyer. Obviously, he never got there, but the detours he has taken along the way have made the man and the show what they are. What you see IS what you get. James Lipton reads the way James Lipton appears on screen. If you like seeing him, you will enjoy reading him. He is an intelligent, multi-faceted, altruistic human being. We need more men like James Lipton. But I still don't understand his enamoration with tattoo. And yes, he uses big words, but I'm a sesquipedalian!”
L. M. Jo wrote this review Wednesday, February 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“The beginning is a little slow but when he gets into the interviews I could not put it down!”
Kendra M wrote this review Thursday, May 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“If you have enjoyed the Actors' Studion series on TV, you will enjoy this book. The first half of the book is, however, much more about James Lipton than about Actors' Studio. He is erudite (and just a little pretentious) to the point that it would be handy to have a good dictionary close at hand as you read the book. Having studied French language in high school and college came in handy! Having said all that, I enjoyed the book...especially his report of how the show began...and how Actors Studio came to move from its original college to Pace University. Politics!”
Joan C wrote this review Thursday, March 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I decided I have to review this book in three sections. I found it a little difficult to get into because the erudite Lipton can be rather pompously pedantic and I could not proceed at my usual lickety-split pace. But once I slowed down and began to savor the writing and immerse myself in Lipton's own incredibly varied story, and learn about Stanislavsky, "The Method," and the foundation of The Actors' Studio, I was hooked and could not put the book down. My journal entries reflect a delight in this rich narrative.
basykes wrote this review Wednesday, March 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It takes about 2/3 of the book before Lipton gets into the stories behind the appearance of many of the guests on Inside the Actors Studio, which is what I thought I really wanted to read. Surprisingly, I found his reverence for his guests, bordering on the cloying, to be tedious. There is no doubt that these are people of remarkable talent and skill, there is no doubt that they have generously shared themselves to the current students of the Actors Studio, but they are not royalty and I find that there is an overly reverential attitude which made me able to put the book down for a bit, when before I only took a break with great reluctance.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in theatre or who enjoys wonderful writing (it also helps to have a background in French, Latin, and history). But the ending of it was definitely not my favorite part.”
“A nice look to where James Lipton came from and how this program came about. I love the Pivot quiz too!”
Cheryl T wrote this review Thursday, January 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Anyone who has ever enjoyed Inside the Actors Studio will get a big kick out of this book, which is no slim volume. James Lipton's own story is just as interesting as all of the tidbits from his show -- and just reading the few pages about the classic Robin Williams episode, I laughed myself to tears all over again. Great stuff throughout.”
CaptStrange wrote this review Thursday, January 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I ALMOST put this book down until I read a couple pages ahead, then had to backtrack. The first couple of chapters are about his life and though interesting, he throws in too many big words and tends to repeat himself. It gets more interesting when he gets into talking about the celebrities who have crossed his stage.
Robynd wrote this review Monday, January 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I came away with the impression that Mr.Lipton is a very kind and compassionate man. I recommend that you stick with the book and you will be rewarded.”
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