Acting Qs: Conversations with Working Actors

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 358 pages
• Published by: Cricket Feet Publishing August 15, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0972301917
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0972301916
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review
A fantastic reminder that acting is a grand and noble profession, filled with artists absolutely passionate about what they do. -- Liz Tuccillo, He's Just Not That Into You, May 2005

From beginner to novice to working actor--great stuff for every level! -- Jeannine Burkart, TV Guide Channel, May 2005

I will pick up "Acting Qs" again and again when I need inspiration to keep up the good fight! -- Judy Kerr, Acting Is Everything, May 2005

Replete with high-achieving actors' stories, unveiling a wealth of practical information necessary for creating an influential professional acting career. -- Joan Baker, Secrets of Voiceover Success, May 2005

So many observations are very comforting or educational even for those in tiny markets making baby steps in this industry. -- Lisa Winston, USA Today, May 2005

Product Description
Real conversations with working actors at all levels --Broadway darlings, feature film heartthrobs, commercial pitchmen, sitcom series regulars, standup comedians, and on-air personalities. These candid stories focus on the creative process and maintaining emotional balance in a difficult profession and are humorous and motivational. A photograph and biography accompany each first-person account. Includes:

* how they got their first agents

* how they prepare for roles

* who their favorite actors are

Acting Qs is both an inspirational volume for aspiring actors and a delightful peek into the personal lives of the actors whose work we know so well.

Reader Reviews
Savvy Casting Director Bonnie Gillespie scores a direct How-To hit with this latest effort, "Conversations with Working Actors." As anyone in Hollywood can tell you (especially BG), there is no greater feat in Tinseltown than to make your living by performing. And that's why this book is such a helpful tool to those artists who are on their way...as well for those who have already arrived! Insightful interviews, commentary and anecdotes will inform and inspire even the most jaded showbiz type---whether it's from a name you recognize (eg Joy Behar) or someone whose face is so familiar but name doesn't ring a bell (Michael McManus). Learn and laugh from this well edited and always interesting actor's essential!