A Reading List for Aspiring Actors

The following is a list of must-reads for any aspiring actor. You won't find a book entitled "How to Be an Actor" but don't let the titles fool you. The information shared and the lessons taught in these wonderful books provide keen insight into the human spirit, your energy and emotion.

Energy and emotion: the foundation of superior acting. Read, learn, and enjoy!

Mastery - George Leonard
Shambhala; Sacred Path of the Warrior - Chogyam Trungpa
Self Reliance - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Art of Living - Joseph Campbell
The Portable Jung - Edited by Joseph Campbell
Women Who Run with the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Fire in the Crucible - John Biggs
Higher Creativity - Willis Harman
The Inner Game of Tennis - W. Timothy Gallwey
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards
The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron
Flow - Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi
Key to Yourself - Bloodworth
Zen in the Art of Archery - Eugene Herrigel
Letters to a Young Poet - Ranier Maria Rilke

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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone   wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more   than one night."