Recommended Books

Acting Bookshelf

Here are some books that I’ve read that really had an impact on me and how I view life or acting. I hope you guys enjoy them as much as I did.

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Working On Yourself

Awaken Your Authentic Self – Tony Fahkry

The Chimp Paradox: the Mind Management Programme for Confidence, Success and Happiness – Professor Steve Peters

Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language – Kristin Linklater

On Acting

Becoming an Actor-Creator – Nikolai Demidov

Strasberg: At the Actor’s Studio Tape-Recorded Sessions – Edited by Robert H. Hethmon

An Acrobat of the Heart

An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski – By Stephen Wangh

The Lee Strasberg Notes – Edited by Lola Cohen

The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential As An Actor – Larry Moss

An Actor Prepares – Constantin Stanislavski

Acting: The First Six Lessons – Richard Boleslavsky

On Acting – Sanford Meisner

The Art of Acting – Stella Adler

To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting – Michael Chekhov

On Auditioning

How To Get the Part Without Falling Apart – Margie Haber with Barbara Babchick

Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part – Michael Shurtleff

How to Audition for Movies and TV – Renee Harmon

Other Topics

How To Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck – Steve Stockman

Save the Cat! The Last Book On Screenwriting That You’ll Ever Need – Blake Snyder

Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success – Brain O’Neil

A Dream of Passion: The Development of The Method – Lee Strasberg