Goodreads Choice Awards Opening Round
Genres

Acting


Acting Books

An Actor Prepares
Respect for Acting
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
The Art of Acting
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
To the Actor
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Building A Character
The Power of the Actor: The Chubbuck Technique -- The 12-Step Acting Technique That Will Take You from Script to a Living, Breathing, Dynamic Character
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide
The Actor and the Target
Creating A Role
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
A Challenge For The Actor
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Lists

The Unidentified Redhead by Alice ClaytonOnly You by Lorna PeelAct Like It by Lucy ParkerHeart Journey by Robin D. OwensHow to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder
Actor Heroes in Romance
94 books — 22 voters
The Tragic Death by Lewis J.A. CorbettClinically Un-Depressed by Will HolcombThe Puzzler by Will HolcombBarefoot in the Park by Neil SimonOur Town by Thornton Wilder
Plays For Local Theatre
31 books — 18 voters

Why the Museum Matters by Daniel H. WeissWhy Surrealism Matters by Mark PolizzottiWhy Acting Matters by David ThomsonWhy Architecture Matters by Paul GoldbergerWhy Arendt Matters by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
Why X Matters (Yale University Press)
19 books — 2 voters
The Talent by Daniel D'AddarioThe Chancer by Fiona GrahamThe Champ is Here by Nathan DragonAlternate Oscars by Danny Peary
Award Statuettes
4 books — 3 voters

The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen CushmanHollywood Party by K. Lloyd BillingsleyQueer People by Carroll GrahamThe Hunger by Alma KatsuHollywood Lost by Ace Collins
Hollywood Sign
12 books — 3 voters
Waiting for 2000 by Zack LoveSaving Juliet by Suzanne SelforsUntouchable Things by Tara GuhaThe Patron Murders by Edwin WilsonPride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan
Theater-Themed Novels
35 books — 35 voters

Quotes Tagged “Acting”

W.S. Gilbert
“ I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances. ...more ”
― W.S. Gilbert, The Mikado
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Lauren Bacall
“ When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. ...more ”
― Lauren Bacall
58 likes

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Videos Tagged “Acting”

Telecom Troubles (We Understand Your Frustration)
Telecom Troubles (We Understand Your Frustration)
War of Legends
War of Legends
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Groups Tagged "Acting"

Theatre Books and Plays A room for lovers of theatre, theater books, texts on acting, directing, theory and scripts.
1,557 members, last active 45 days ago
This is a group for all theatre lovers out there. Come discuss musicals and plays, get advice fo…more
12 members, last active 12 years ago
The Actor's Bookshelf This group is a place for actors or people working in the entertainment industry to review and r…more
10 members, last active 12 years ago
We will be exploring the wondrous world of written theatre! No that does not mean just Shakespea…more
8 members, last active 13 years ago