One Less Bitter Actor
“I wish I had this book when I was swimming upstream at the beginning of my career. The advice about on-set behavior is especially useful. This book will help anyone who reads it.”
Carol Burnett
Nothing is more frustrating than talent unrealized, and every actor struggles with bitterness when they aren’t working to their full potential. An invaluable reference for anyone who is a working actor, or wants to be. Learn how to make it in the day-to-day business of acting and stay sane and focused while attempting to merge art and commerce. This book covers everything the author wishes someone had told him about how casting decisions are made, what rejection really means, how to behave on a set, the two factors the business is built on, and much more. Markus Flanagan offers encouraging, highly useful pointers on such vital matters as: how do you combat getting typed, bad habits to avoid in the waiting room, the two deadliest questions you may be asked before starting your reading, and what they are looking for in the call back. One Less Bitter Actor offers sage, pragmatic, anxiety-calming advice on how to succeed in acting from one who has.
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