Faber & Faber True And False

The Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, director and teacher has written a blunt, unsparingly honest guide to acting.In True and False David Mamet overturns conventional opinion and tells aspiring actors what they really need to know.He leaves no aspect of acting untouched: how to judge the role, approach the part, work with the playwright; the right way to undertake auditions and the proper approach to agents and the business in general.True and False slaughters a wide range of sacred cows and yet offers an invaluable guide to the acting profession.