Acting Equals Life: An Actor's Life Lessons Book

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
	Diving Into Your Emotional Reservoir	11
	Celebrating Your Authenticity	17
	Moving Out of Your Head	24
	Learning to Play	28
	Using Your Body and Voice	31
	Turning Stage Fright into Stage Might	37
	Knowing What You Want	42
	Getting the Beats	48
	Studying the Words	51
	Putting It on Paper	56
	Enlivening Your Sensuality	59
	Getting Into Character	64
	Setting the Stakes	70
	Substituting and Acting As If	73
	Doing It for the First Time	77
	Detailing the Conditions	80
	Relating to Props	85
	Considering the Opposite	89
	Seeking Inspiration	92
	Integrating Androgyny	98
	Mastering the Monologue	102
	Connecting with Connecting	107
	Empathizing, Not Sympathizing	111
	Personalizing	114
	Trusting Your Instincts	118
	Loving to Listen	121
	Taking Your Time	125
	Accessing the Undesirable	128
	Being in and out of Control	132
	Avoiding Self-Sabotage	137
	Honoring the Process	140