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"A classic work on the business of acting."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"The next time anyone asks me how to break into the business, I am just going to
recommend that they buy Your Film Acting Career."
THE CELEBRITY BULLETIN
"Incredibly informative and marvelously witty - a rare combination."
LAWRENCE B. MARCUS, SCREENWRITER
(THE STUNTMAN, PETULIA, ETC.)
"Full of solid advice for folks who are bull-headed or confident enough to tackle
Hollywood."
CATHERINE RAMBEAU, DETROIT FREE PRESS
'A nuts-and-bolts handbook [that] takes a very pragmatic look at breaking into the
business. M.K. and Rosemary Lewis bring their years of experience to bear on the
subject, anticipating most every difficulty the novice will encounter...A thorough
overview of the business side of acting."
MARK LOCHER, SAG NEWSLETTER
"If only M.K. Lewis' marvelously informative handbook had been around a few years
ago when I first came to Hollywood from San Diego, maybe it wouldn't have taken me
20 years to hit my stride!"
MARION ROSS
"Your Film Acting Career is brutally honest and necessary advice that no novice
can afford to miss. This is mandatory reading for any actor who is even considering
tacking a crack at Hollywood."
TONY SHEPHERD, DIRECTOR OF TALENT AND CASTING,
AARON SPELLING PRODUCTIONS, INC.
"An excellent book. I suspect that it will end up being a [standard] textbook."
HAROLD GREEN, KABC-TV, AM LOS ANGELES
'This is a splendid book- bright and breezy with just enough factual detail-
a great gift for a star-struck teenager or a regular viewer of TV and movies and a
must for the rookie trying to get through his first jobs. It's a lively textbook from a
couple who graduated from the school of hard knocks."
CHRISTINE VELLA, TEMPO
"This is a great book. Just chock full of information."
LORI LERNER, KRTH L.A.
"Even successful actors and actresses should read this enlightening book!"
JUNE ALLYSON
"You already have the dream: this book gives you the reality in a beautifully
organized and entertaining style."
VIVA KNIGHT, PRODUCER (MARY HARTMAN, ETC.)
"...overflows with essential information. An exhaustive survival-for-the-fittest
handbook for aspiring film actors and actresses. Lucidly written and cleverly
illustrated with black and white sketches that add tongue-in-cheek humor to
the wise advice which fills each of the guide's thoughtfully structured sections."
TONY MANNA, VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES
" Finally, finally a nuts-and-bolts approach to making it in Hollywood!"
ANNA BERNAL, KCBS-TV, 2 WITH YOU
"Recently, nearly 5000 actors showed up at an 'open call' to be looked over by the
producers who were casting a film... Were you one of those would-be actors and
did you get the part? If you didn't, maybe you should pick up a copy of Your Film
Acting Career."
LESLIE PETERS,WNYC
"Everything you wanted to know about becoming an actor... and didn't know
how to ask."
ANNETTE WELLES, VICE PRESIDENT CREATIVE AFFAIRS,
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
"An invaluable guide for a Hollywood newcomer, who would have to look in a
hundred places to get all the information packed into this one helpful handbook."
RUTA LEE
"A wonderfully valuable book which can work for you professionally wherever you
may go to find acting work. I consider it an invaluable aid to the performer and worth
its weight in gold."
SHIRLEY HARRISON, JEWISH CIVIC PRESS
"... a detailed look at how to break into this field. [The authors] outline the
obstacles and problems that a person will encounter and [tell] how best to
overcome them."
MICHAEL TURNER, KCSN
"I have no stake in this book, but I can tell you it's a miiighty handy book
to have around."
DAVID STEINBERG (ON THE MICHAEL JACKSON SHOW)
"This is undoubtedly the best handbook for actors new to Los Angeles that has
been published for some time, and even performers who have been here for years
may find answers to questions about the business of being an actor."
LARRY KETCHUM, DRAMA-LOQUE
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