Synopsis
A successful British actor briefly recounts his career, describes the experiences every actor goes through, and reveals his own feelings about what acting should be
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Review
"The best picture of theatre life since MacLiammo?=ir's classic All for Hecuba." -- Ulick O'Connor "The Sunday Independent (London)"
" The most honest book ever written about us all." -- Sir Ian McKellen
" The best picture of theatre life since MacLiammo ir's classic All for Hecuba." -- Ulick O' Connor, "The Sunday Independent" (London)
" Impassioned, intelligent, informative, and quite simply, one of the best theatre books I have read." -- Michael Coveney, "The Financial Times" (London)
" Pugnaciously candid...His book is a unique account of an actor's life in mid-career." -- Michael Billington, "The Guardian" (London)
"The most honest book ever written about us all."
"The best picture of theatre life since MacLiamm???ir's classic All for Hecuba."
"Pugnaciously candid...His book is a unique account of an actor's life in mid-career." -- Michael Billington "The Guardian (London)"
"The best picture of theatre life since MacLiammir's classic All for Hecuba." -- Ulick O'Connor "The Sunday Independent (London)"
"Pugnaciously candid.His book is a unique account of an actor's life in mid-career." -- Michael Billington "The Guardian (London)"
“The most honest book ever written about us all.” —Sir Ian McKellen
“The best picture of theatre life since MacLiammóir’s classic All for Hecuba.” —Ulick O’Connor, "The Sunday Independent" (London)
“Impassioned, intelligent, informative, and quite simply, one of the best theatre books I have read.” —Michael Coveney, "The Financial Times" (London)
“Pugnaciously candid...His book is a unique account of an actor’s life in mid-career.” —Michael Billington, "The Guardian" (London)
"The most honest book ever written about us all."--Sir Ian McKellen
"Impassioned, intelligent, informative, and quite simply, one of the best theatre books I have read."--Michael Coveney "The Financial Times (London) "
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Completely revised and expanded with entirely new material detailing Callow's relationship with the theatre in the twenty years since Being an Actor first appeared.
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