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One of our most brilliantly iconoclastic playwrights takes on the art of profession of acting with these words: invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. Acting schools, "interpretation," "sense memory," "The Method"--David Mamet takes a jackhammer to the idols of contemporary acting, while revealing the true heroism and nobility of the craft. He shows actors how to undertake auditions and rehearsals, deal with agents and directors, engage audiences, and stay faithful to the script, while rejecting the temptations that seduce so many of their colleagues. Bracing in its clarity, exhilarating in its common sense, True and False is as shocking as it is practical, as witty as it is instructive, and as irreverent as it is inspiring.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679772642
ISBN-13
9780679772644
eBay Product ID (ePID)
381416

Product Key Features

Book Title
True and False : Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
Author
David Mamet
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal & Practical Guides, General, American / General, Acting & Auditioning
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Drama, Référence, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
144 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.1in
Weight
4.8 Oz
Item Weight
4.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3563.A4345
Publication Date
1999-02-22
Reviews
"Mamet manages to demolish the myths...that pass for theory with regard o acting and directing. . . True and False is a revealing book of the highest order and a pleasure to read"--Anthony Hopkins "Hard-edged, pragmatic and idealistic. . . . Every actor or would-be actor should read this book."-- Chicago Tribune "Trenchant...Meet's pared-down, occasionally cryptic prose can make powerful sense."-- The New York Times "This book should be read and considered by everyone who acts."--Steve Martin , "Mamet manages to demolish the myths...that pass for theory with regard o acting and directing. . . True and False is a revealing book of the highest order and a pleasure to read"-Anthony Hopkins "Hard-edged, pragmatic and idealistic. . . . Every actor or would-be actor should read this book."- Chicago Tribune "Trenchant...Meetâ€™s pared-down, occasionally cryptic prose can make powerful sense."- The New York Times "This book should be read and considered by everyone who acts."-Steve Martin, "Mamet manages to demolish the myths...that pass for theory with regard o acting and directing. . . True and False is a revealing book of the highest order and a pleasure to read"-Anthony Hopkins "Hard-edged, pragmatic and idealistic. . . . Every actor or would-be actor should read this book."- Chicago Tribune "Trenchant...Meet's pared-down, occasionally cryptic prose can make powerful sense."- The New York Times "This book should be read and considered by everyone who acts."-Steve Martin , "Mamet manages to demolish the myths...that pass for theory with regard o acting and directing. . . True and False is a revealing book of the highest order and a pleasure to read"-Anthony Hopkins "Hard-edged, pragmatic and idealistic. . . . Every actor or would-be actor should read this book."- Chicago Tribune "Trenchant...Meet's pared-down, occasionally cryptic prose can make powerful sense."- The New York Times "This book should be read and considered by everyone who acts."-Steve Martin
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
97-019336
Dewey Decimal
792/.028
Dewey Edition
21

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by knightofcups*Sep 18, 2010
great book, must read if your an actor or thinking of
great wisdom from Mamet. He is a true veteran of his craft and anyone who is thinking of acting or has acted for years should read this book. Even if you dont agree with everything in it, it still makes a valid suggestion.

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