So You Think You Can Act?

The perfect stocking stuffer for the drama queen in your life.

Just got an advance read of FINE ON ACTING: A Vision of the Craft by Hollywood acting teacher Howard Fine (with Chris Freeman and foreword by Michael Chiklis).

"Fine" is the operative word for this fantastic book. For all of you aspiring thespians, I can not recommend this book strongly enough. You should buy it, read it, and tape it to your head for the rest of your career.

Fine's students include the likes of Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Diana Ross, Simon Baker, Chris Pine, Jennifer Connelly, Justin Timberlake, Lindsay Lohan, and hundreds of others.

But he's no Ivory Tower guru. Fine's book is wonderfully readable. Although stuffed full of useful tool for the actors, it sometimes reads like a fantastic story. Consider that his family escaped the Nazis in a dazzling and daring escape from Europe to China - crossed Sibera and landed in the US. Or, that his best friend won the lottery which enabled them to get to Hollywood.

Simply perfection. Available nationwide and on Amazon.com from Havenhurst Books end of this month. If you want a sneak peak, Back Stage magazine will be running excerpts from FINE ON ACTING starting Oct. 29th.