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What's My Motivation? (Paperback)

by Michael Simkins (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press; New edition edition (5 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091897491
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091897499
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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'Funny, engaging, perceptive and hugely entertaining', Stephen Fry, .'Screamingly funny - set to become a classic', Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday .'Michael writes about disaster, humiliation, rejection and ridicule - the hilarious truth', Nicholas Hytner, .'A real page-turner and a genuinely funny and honest book about the actor's life', Michael Billington, Guardian .'Daring, brutal, hilariously candid, Simkins unravels his own profession to show the exhilaration, masochism and madness underneath', Julie Myerson, .'Casts an objective eye on the crazy world of the actor with an accuracy that is both chilling and charming', Mike Leigh, .'You read the wonderful Michael Simkins with a mixture of horror and delight ... will hold good for as long as people go on taking the undignified risk of dressing up and pretending to be other people', David Hare,

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"screamingly funny, and is set to become a classic of the genre...perfect precision humour, creating magical comic sparks" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Witty debut worthy of an encore!, 18 Mar 2004
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Overhearing my wife listening to Mike Simkins reading an extract from "What's My Motivation?' on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week' programme, I was so overcome by the sound of laughter coming from the living room that I was spurred into buying the book! The greatest compliment I can pay 'What's My Motivation?' is that you really don't have to be a 'luvvie' to enjoy it. It's full of humour and marvellously dry observations on the vagaries of the acting profession. For anyone who enjoys a witty read I can heartily recommend it, and for stage-struck adolescents and aspiring actors it has to be one of the best self-help books available! Encore!!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simmo Rules !, 1 Jun 2004
By Mrs E A Chapman (Ramsgate, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This is a really really funny book, takes the reader through
Michael's early life, his 'obsession' with Am-Dram, particularly
Gilbert and Sullivan, through his time at RADA and then the agonising waits for parts and latterly TV appearances, always hoping for the well-known advertisement in order to become a household name.I confess that I started this book with a small amount of bias as my family and I know the author well, Simmo as he is affectionally known is a lovely bloke, and this comes through in his writing, at which he could become even better at than acting ! All in all, this will make you laugh out loud
many times, a real bonus these days !!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gloriously charming & funnny, 21 Mar 2004
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This is a wonderful read, a gloriously charming and funny account of a jobbing actor's life. Don't expect high-brow 'I, An Actor' style pontificating - this actor/author doesn't take himself that seriously and is hilariously expert at pricking his own pomposities, if they dare try to rear their head. But he'll still teach you as much about being a professional actor as any Stanislavski book. It's a delightful celebration of Englishness and a triumphant celebration of failure, which should become a set text at every drama school. There are too many laugh out loud moments to list here, but my personal favourite involved the actress girlfriend, the unwitting landlord, and the unfortunate attempt at weaving a sexual fantasy. Plus there are cameos by everyone from Anthony Perkins through John Malkovich to Pierce Brosnan. Don't put your daughter on the stage without making her read this book first.
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