It is a rare and remarkable book that provides a forum for actors to discuss, in their own words, their experiences, their craft, and the creative process that makes and informs a brilliant performance. This book of original interviews is just such a treasure. Tommy Lee Jones, Richard Dreyfuss, Aidan Quinn, Mary Steenburgen, Christine Lahti, Sydney Pollack, Lawrence Kasdan, John Sayles, and others - an impressive list of intellectual and articulate actors and directors - were interviewed for this book by Carole Zucker. Through these fascinating conversations, Zucker, a respected professor of cinema studies, explores the process by which talented actors and directors mold ideas and scripts into the living, breathing, and unforgettable characters that profoundly move and inspire us. Zucker explores the process by which these actors developed the skills needed for success. What drew them to acting? How did they train? What unique experiences did they have while rehearsing and shooting a film? She also asks questions of a broader nature. What emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual resources within themselves do these actors draw upon to enact an interpretation? What makes a great performance? What is the role of the actor in our society? This exceptional collection of honest and open discussions reveals a rich variety of backgrounds and training, and an even greater range of approaches to the craft of acting. In preparing for a role, some actors feel, as Lindsay Crouse, that "Most of what is required is inside me." Others rely on extensive research, the construction of elaborate character sketches, or, like Richard Dreyfuss, a deceptively simple, instinctual "mental image." As fascinating as these differences are, a common thread emerges as well. As Zucker illuminates, each actor is steadfastly committed to reaching the "truth" of a character. "You're very translucent when you're on film," says Lindsay Crouse, "You are a figure of light; your soul comes through. You can tell, easily, when someone is really doing it or not." This book beautifully goes to the very heart of what makes acting so powerful and engaging. It celebrates the passion and intelligence, dedication and brilliance that fill and, ultimately, transcend the limits of the screen.

Figures of Light: Actors and Directors Illuminate the Art of Film Acting

Humor & Entertainment

Zucker, Carole

Movies

Springer

What draws actors to acting? How do they train? What makes a great performance? What emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual resources are necessary to interpret a character? What is the difference between American and British actor training and resulting styles of acting? How do foreign-born actors fare in landing parts? Is multiculturalism an issue?

Conversations with Actors on Film, Television, and Stage Performance

Heinemann Drama

In the Company of Actors is a wonderful ensemble of entertaining and illuminating discussions with sixteen of the most celebrated and prestigious actors in contemporary theatre, film and television. The impressive list of actors includes: Eileen Atkins, Alan Bates, Simon Callow, Judi Dench, Brenda Fricker, Nigel Hawthorne, Jane Lapotaire, Janet McTeer, Ian Richardson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Anthony Sher, Janet Suzman, David Suchet, and Penelope Wilton. Carole Zucker covers a wide range of topics including the actors' main childhood influences, their actor training, early acting experience, preparation for roles and sound advice for coping with actors' problems such as creative differences with other actors or directors.

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the Craft of Acting

Routledge

In this book 16 active, contemporary performers working in theatre and screen in the UK, Ireland and the USA discuss their craft and give a picture of realities of working in this business. In the form of interview the author ask actors abut their backgrounds, training, preparing for a role, problems encountered, British" acting and classical acting v. the Method."

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the art of acting

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Methuen Drama

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the Craft of Acting (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback))

How does one become an actor? What kind of training does an actor need to be successful? What makes a great performance? Do British and American actors approach their craft differently? How do actors interact with other creatives in a film or play? What are the different ways actors approach the text, and which roles were most meaningful to them? How does a role become a means of self-exploration for an actor? Don't Think. Be. 20 Actors Talk About Training, Technique and Process seeks to answer these, and many other questions about the acting process, in a series of 20 original conversations with some of the most remarkable actors of the last 50 years. Actors (and directors) interviewed in this volume include Helen Mirren, Tommy Lee Jones, Sydney Pollack, Alan Bates, John Lithgow, Miranda Richardson, Fiona Shaw, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Stephen Rea, and many others. These insightful, free-flowing conversations are a treasure trove for anyone interested in film, television and theater, and the extraordinary contributions actors make to our cultural life.

Don't Think. Be. 20 Actors Talk About Training, Technique and Process

Independently published

The most internationally renowned of Irish film directors, Neil Jordan's diverse work has spanned gothic horror (The Company of Wolves, 1984, and Interview with the Vampire, 1994), Irish history (Michael Collins, 1996), literary adaptation (The End of the Affair, 1999) and sexual identity (The Crying Game, 1992, and Breakfast on Pluto, 2005), while retaining a distinctive stylistic flair for fantasy and the carnivalesque. The Cinema of Neil Jordan discusses his entire output as part of the first comprehensive study of Jordan's career, looking beyond ideological and national concerns to view his films through the prism of Celtic folklore, fairy tales, the gothic, romanticism and postmodernism. Incorporating discussion of Jordan's award-winning literary work and benefiting from extensive access to Jordan's personal archives, this book explains the mythic and poetic impulses that suffuse the director's work.

The Cinema of Neil Jordan: Dark Carnival (Directors' Cuts)

Wallflower Press

The most internationally renowned of Irish film directors, Neil Jordan's diverse work has spanned gothic horror (The Company of Wolves, 1984, and Interview with the Vampire, 1994), Irish history (Michael Collins, 1996), literary adaptation (The End of the Affair, 1999) and sexual identity (The Crying Game, 1992, and Breakfast on Pluto, 2005), while retaining a distinctive stylistic flair for fantasy and the carnivalesque. The Cinema of Neil Jordan discusses his entire output as part of the first comprehensive study of Jordan's career, looking beyond ideological and national concerns to view his films through the prism of Celtic folklore, fairy tales, the gothic, romanticism and postmodernism. Incorporating discussion of Jordan's award-winning literary work and benefiting from extensive access to Jordan's personal archives, this book explains the mythic and poetic impulses that suffuse the director's work.

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Figures of Light: Actors and Directors Illuminate the Art of Film Acting

Conversations with Actors on Film, Television, and Stage Performance

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the Craft of Acting

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the art of acting

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the Craft of Acting (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback))

In the Company of Actors: Reflections on the Craft of Acting

Don't Think. Be. 20 Actors Talk About Training, Technique and Process

The Cinema of Neil Jordan: Dark Carnival (Directors' Cuts)

The Cinema of Neil Jordan: Dark Carnival (Directors' Cuts)