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Old 07-16-2005, 11:46 PM   #1
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Hello everyone,
I was wondering, what is the best acting book that everyone has read? I personally havent read any, so I was wondering if they are worth while?

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acting books.... really none here.. the only thing that I have read lately was "How to Write a Screenplay"
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I would recommend the following:
Stella Adler The Art of Acting
Edward Dwight Easty On Method Acting
Judy Kerr Acting is Everything

Those should get you started and give you some theory/knowledge behind acting. It's important to not get too deep into theory without practicing (being involved in a class etc.)
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Also, anything on this list would be a good read:
http://www.theatrgroup.com/Publish1/
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I've never acted...but I used to know absolutely nothing about working on cars and then I read Automotive Repair for dummies and by the end of the night, I was changing spark plugs, changing oil, and troubleshooting problems. So, whenever I want to learn something new, I go to the dummies books.

Breaking Into Acting for Dummies is the title, I believe...
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Acting: the first 6 lessons by Stanislavsky

I got the book while I was in theatre acting. Robert De Niro recommends it.
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Stella Adler The Art of Acting, is a great place to startr there was a thread somewhere here, on where you can get the book.
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there are some reviews here and there... go thro' themm.. :P

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