Movie Speak by Tony Bill
If you walk onto a set, you have to talk the talk. – from Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set by Tony Bill [...]
The Actor’s Life by Jenna Fischer
You cannot possibly get every role you audition for, so don't put that kind of pressure on yourself. ... Your job is to go in, time and time again, [...]
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
Photo Credit: Amazon I forget exactly how and why I came across this book on my library's website and downloaded it to my Kindle. Except that I [...]
Self-Management for Actors by Bonnie Gillespie
You are who you are, and opportunities are out there. You're in this for the long haul and you can start whenever, wherever you are. Always move forward to [...]
Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
I've always admired the well-rounded entertainers who crossed the fields of music, film, and stage effortlessly. Entertainers like Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Fred Astaire. And this is why [...]
The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
To erase the possibility of empathy is to erase the possibility of art. Theater, fiction, horror stories, love stories. This is what art does. Good or bad, it imagines [...]
Letters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere Smith
Mentors are extremely valuable in any career. Valuable and, in my experience, very hard to come by. In the arts, the people who could potentially be the most helpful [...]
Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting by Ralph Murphy
Author, guitarist, and my friend, Chad Jeffers introduced me to this book. Ralph Murphy is a songwriter / producer / publisher and an executive for ASCAP. I've been reading [...]
