The Actor Speaks: Twenty-Four Actors Talk About Process and Technique

By Janet Sonenberg

Book Overview

The Actor Speaks investigates the unique interplay of talent, inspiration, and technique that comprises an actor's method of working. Through twenty-four in-depth interviews with acclaimed actors from the avant-garde, Broadway, and Hollywood, director-teacher Jane Sonenberg explores each artist's creative process. Ruth Maleczech, John Turturro, Zoe Caldwell, Dianne Wiest, Blue Man Group, Alan Arkin, Olympia Dukakis, Lily Tomlin, Mercedes Ruehl, and others share candid anecdotes from their lives and careers, giving insight into the way an acting process is formed and how the performance reflects that process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517883880
• ISBN13: 9780517883884
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding! A joy to read.

This is a remarkable collection in which some of the best actors in the field candidly discuss how they do what they do. The variety of approaches is fascinating in itself-- but what makes the book so much fun to read is the striking passion and imagination which each artist brings to communicating his or her creative process. Each expresses humility in the face of this ancient craft while doing his best to articulate its magic. If you're an actor, a lover of theatre, or someone interested in the beauty and mystery of the creative process, do yourself a favor and read some of these interviews.