Take It Personally: On the Art and the Process of Personal Acting: Paperback Book (Applause Books) Review

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(More customer reviews)Have you ever looked for a book that would demystify the personal approach to acting, an approach that is often called "The Method" (Philips calls it "The Process")and is used by actors all over the worldfrom Marlon Brando to Meryl Streep to Robert DeNiro to Anthony Hopkins toDanny Glover? Gordon Phillips's book, "Take it Personally" is THEbook.
Phillips's book takes up where Stanislavsky, Strasberg, Hagen andothers leave off: he lays out in very simple, workman like terms, the stepsto becoming the kind of personal actor that is so admired and evenworshipped in television, film and theatre today. He starts off by listingthe qualities of successful actors and letting you know what chapters inhis book can help you to develop those same qualities. Each chapter iswritten clearly and concisely and covers an integral part of what Phillipsconsiders the simple process of developing a box of tools that you can usein your work as an actor. By working on your "tools" (Phillipsbook includes practice excercises)you will eventually have at yourfingertips what it takes to make you an exciting,charismatic,moving, and,most important, believable professional actor.
Phillips has worked withsome of the finest actors of the 20th century (Bruce Dern, Sandy Dennis,Judd Hirsch, to name but a few), and has spent years refining a process ofacting that will give every actor the opportunity to create real, living,breathing, three dimensional characters that will move and delightaudiences, critics, and even the director! The key is being personal. Hencethe title, "Take it Personally."
This book is for beginners andprofessionals alike. It follows workbook-like step by step processes, andchapters can be read and reread as the actor practices acquiring the toolsnecessary for working as an actor in all media.
The book is also anentertaining read for the lay person interested in how the actor works. Itis full of anecdotes from Phillips's long career in theatre, television andfilm. I highly recommend this book!

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Gordon Phillips begins with the qualities possessed by the most exciting actors and then proceeds to the practical acting tools needed to make those qualities work for every actor. Each tool is accompanied by a clarifying exercise. Many of these tools can be used to enhance life as well as stage life.

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