In its tenth edition at the time of writing, this is a great book for actors with not only many tips on acting but also sage advice on how to get into the business whilst avoiding the many scams that seek to take advantage of desperate actors. =UK= =USA= =CAN= Buy Me Eric Morris, Joan Hotchkis and Jack Nicholson, No Acting Please, Ermor Enterprises, 1995
Acting Out is a book by French philosopher Bernard Stiegler. It is composed of two short works, How I Became a Philosopher, and To Love, To Love Me, To Love Us: From September 11 to April 21, which were published separately in French in 2003 as Passer à l'acte and Aimer, s'aimer, nous aimer: Du 11 septembre au 21 avril. Acting Out was published by Stanford University Press in 2009, and the translators were David Barison, Daniel Ross, and Patrick Crogan.
Two other great books on acting that I just read are: Acting for the Camera, by Tony Barr, and Acting Class
Adrian Brine, Michael York A Shakespearean Actor Prepares [publisher review:] Shakespeare knew more than any other playwright about the art of acting and the art of theatre; practitioners affirm this. While creating superhuman characters and setting them in situations that stretch the imagination to it's limits, he also provided actors with the keys to playing them. A Shakespearean Actor Prepares reveals these keys. There is no general consesus about how Shakespeare should be played: there are no rules. This book is not concerned with arriving, but with setting out. It will point out the sources of energy in his plays, which, if tapped, will galvanize an actor's fantasy and liberate his talent.
