{"product_id":"how-to-stop-acting-by-harold-guskin-9780413774231","title":"How To Stop Acting","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold Guskin is an Acting Doctor whose clients include David Suchet, Glenn Close, James Gandolfini, Bridget Fonda, and dozens more. In \u003cem\u003eHow To Stop Acting\u003c\/em\u003e, he reveals the insights and techniques that have worked wonders for beginners as well as stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of yet another 'method', Guskin offers a strategy based on a radically simple and refreshing idea: that the actor’s work is not to 'create a character' but rather to be continually, personally responsive to the text, wherever his impulse takes him, from the first read-through to the final performance. From this credo derives an entirely new perspective on auditioning and the challenge of developing a role and keeping it fresh, even over hundreds of performances. Drawing on examples from his clients’ work and his own, Guskin presents acting as a constantly evolving exploration rather than as a progression toward a fixed goal. He also offers sound and original advice on adapting to the particular demands of television and film, playing difficult emotional scenes, tackling Shakespearean and other great roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Great Guskin\"\u003c\/em\u003e - John Lahr, The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReading Harold Guskin’s book \u003cem\u003eHow To Stop Acting\u003c\/em\u003e was like someone slowly removing handcuffs that have been on for a very long time. A method of working was given to me at drama school and with a few variations, here and there, has served me well for thirty-five years. More recently, however, I wanted to be free of 'a way' of working and Harold’s approach to acting was the much-needed key to the freedom that I wanted. I was influenced by Stanislavsky and Method acting, often feeling guilty if I failed to use them in the studying of my script and in the development of a character! Applying Harold’s \u003cem\u003eHow To Stop Acting\u003c\/em\u003e has allowed me to work much more freely and instinctively and therefore more truthfully and being truthful has always been, for me, the ultimate goal. Thank you, Harold!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDavid Suchet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596633555180,"sku":"9780413774231","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413774231-how-to-stop-acting.jpg?v=1777933189","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/how-to-stop-acting-by-harold-guskin-9780413774231","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}