Letters to a Young Artist Straight-Up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-for Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind

Name: Letters to a Young Artist Straight-Up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts-for Actors, Performers, Writers, and Artists of Every Kind
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ISBN: 9781400032389

ISBN-10: 1400032385

ISBN-13: 9781400032389

Edition: 2006

Authors: Anna Deavere Smith

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From “the most exciting individual in American theater” (Newsweek), here is Anna Deavere Smith’s brass tacks advice to aspiring artists of all stripes. In vividly anecdotal letters to the young BZ, she addresses the full spectrum of issues that people starting out will face: from questions of confidence, discipline, and self-esteem, to fame, failure, and fear, to staying healthy, presenting yourself effectively, building a diverse social and professional network, and using your art to promote social change. At once inspiring and no-nonsense, Letters to a Young Artist will challenge you, motivate you, and set you on a course to pursue your art without compromise.

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/24/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.91" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.484



Preface


Introduction


Basics


Presence


Being In It, and Out of It, at the Same Time


Confidence


Self-Esteem


Discipline


The Man


Exchanges


Procrastination


Trust


The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword


For Rent


Relationships


Struggling Artists


Agents, Gallery Owners, Managers, Lawyers, Publicists, Accountants, Bookkeepers, and So Forth


Dealing with the Man (or Your Power)


Support


Jealousy


Mentors


Reaching Out


Find Your Twin


Work


The West Wing


The West Wing II


The West Wing III


The West Wing IV


The West Wing V


Auditioning, Selling Your Wares


Audition


Your Name/Your Fame


Teacher


Teacher II


Presence II


Matters of the mind


Questions


More Than One Idea


Art and Reality


Matters of the heart


Fear


Sense Memory


Soul


Empathy


Stage Fright


Keeping the faith


Chains


Suicide and Keeping the Faith


Stamina, Diamonds, and "Try"


Alienation


Failure


Faith


Art and society


The Place for Art


Taking Care of Yourself


Fame and Authenticity


Fool


The death of cool


Urgency


The Death of Cool


You'll End Up Like Dostoevsky


The World Is Your Lab


The Ultimate Presence



Resources for Young Artists


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits