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<p><br><I>Theoretically, the actor ought to be more sound in mind and body than other people, since he learns to understand the psychological problems of human beings when putting his own passions, his loves, fears, and rages to work in the service of the characters he plays. He will learn to face himself, to hide nothing from himself -- and to do so takes <B>an insatiable curiosity about the human condition.</B><P>from the Prologue</I><P>Uta Hagen, one of the world's most renowned stage actresses, has also taught acting for more than forty years at the HB Studio in New York. Her first book, <I>Respect for Acting,</I> published in 1973, is still in print and has sold more than 150,000 copies. In her new book, <I>A Challenge for the Actor,</I> she greatly expands her thinking about acting in a work that brings the full flowering of her artistry, both as an actor and as a teacher. She raises the issue of the actor's goals and examines the specifics of the actor's techniques. She goes on to consider the actor's relationship to the physical and psychological senses. There is a brilliantly conceived section on the animation of the body and mind, of listening and talking, and the concept

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Author
Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004
Publisher
New York: Scribner's ; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International
Published
1991
Language
EN
ISBN
9780684190402
Category
art
Subjects
Sports, Literary Fiction, Fiction
Rating
4.19 / 5 (579 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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