A treasure trove of advice, support and encouragement that no
performer should be without. Honest, witty and direct, The Golden
Rules of Acting is every actor's best friend - in handy paperback
form. 'When auditioning, rehearsing or in a performance, take a
risk - the worst that can happen is that you get embarrassed. You
won't die.' Easy to dip into, fully illustrated throughout, and
designed to be both instructive and empowering, The Golden Rules of
Acting won't tell you how to act - but it will tell you how to be
an actor. 'Always remember, the people auditioning you want you to
be brilliant. They want you to solve their casting problem.' If
you're a working actor, drama-school student, someone who wants to
become an actor, or simply someone who has a dream and wants to
make it a reality, this book is for you. 'NEVER harmonise when
singing 'Happy Birthday' - this has nothing to do with work, it's
just all actors do it & it's bloody annoying.' Andy Nyman
learnt the golden rules of acting the hard way, through twenty-five
years of working in theatre, film and television. On stage, he
co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the West End hit Ghost
Stories, and won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for
co-writing and directing Something Wicked This Way Comes with his
regular collaborator Derren Brown. His many film appearances
include Severance and Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral. 'I absolutely
devoured this book. Yes, it's witty but it's also sincere,
informative, practical and humble in its truths' Toni Collette
'This little book is a must-read for every aspiring actor and
actress, including all established performers - and I have
recommended it to many since reading it. It confirms and reaffirms
why we are in this profession. Not only does it impart hard-earned
knowledge, it does so with a sense of fun, a little mischief, and
always with dignity, which (let's face it) can take a daily
beating. It's probably the most important book on acting and actors
I've ever read; period! Keep it by your bedside at all times!' Liam
Neeson OBE 'Christians have the Bible, now actors have this book.
At last, everyone is happy' Simon Pegg 'Andy's distilled guidebook
is smart, hilarious, and just might get you work!' Neil Patrick
Harris 'Like having a friend in your pocket! Supremely practical,
wise, reassuring, inspiring and funny - chockful of good humour and
good sense' Keeley Hawes 'Honest, uplifting, expert advice from a
genius of the craft' Riz Ahmed 'Like its author, this little book
is packed full of wit, wisdom and good things' Matthew Macfadyen
'When I was starting out, wanting to read about how to unlock the
mysteries of working in the theatre, I could only turn to
Stanislavski. But now, you lucky young people (and indeed people of
all ages), there is Nyman. One-tenth the length, a hundred times
funnier and crammed with practical wisdom... read it and in every
sense, you'll have a head start' Trevor Nunn 'A wonderful insight
into the secrets of success that will help anyone achieve their
dreams' Richard Wiseman (author, 59 Seconds: Think a little, change
a lot)
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