Actors on Acting

by Toby Cole

Book Overview

The theories, techniques, and practices of the world's great actors--in their own words, with introductions and biographical sketches. Bibliography. Index. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517540487
• ISBN13: 9780517540480
• Release Date: December 1970
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 726 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A good primer

This book offers a wide variety of information on various acting styles and techniques. It provides the reader with a virtual history of acting. Though there is much information, much of it is not practical. Much of the information is in the form of exerpts from other books. There is no way to practically apply the information given in "Actors on Acting" without reading the entire book that the article being read comes from. This is more difficult because many of the actors quoted do not have books available. This book however is an excellent primer. A person begining to explore the craft of acting can find styles they would like to explore in greater depth without buying an entire book on that particular style. I recomend this book for anyone who is begining their study of the craft of acting.