Figures of Light

This exceptional collection of honest and open discussions reveals a rich variety of backgrounds and training, and an even greater range of approaches to the craft of acting. In preparing for a role, some actors feel, as Lindsay Crouse, that "Most of what is required is inside me." Others rely on extensive research, the construction of elaborate character sketches, or, like Richard Dreyfuss, a deceptively simple, instinctual "mental image.".