SIMON CALLOW - Being an Actor

Harmondsworth, England, Penguin, 1985. Reprint, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0140076824 Paperback Paperback. Being an Actor: in every role a new person, a new life; intoxication when a performance goes well, misery when it doesn't; and always, every for the great - the threat of unemployment. Part autobiography, part analysis, part manifesto, this astonishingly honest book exposed all the pressures, rewards and insecurity of such a career. An actor who has been acclaimed as one of the most vital comic performers of his general, Simon Callow here shows that he can be as brilliant on paper as on stage. The story he tells, with its bold attack on contemporary directors, is one that should be read by everyone who appreciate good theatre. Illustrated. 224 pp.