![]() The book concludes with a series of short analytical essays by Morrow in which he provides commentary about Turner’s film performances. Morrow recorded dozens of hours of conversations with Turner in her home in Manhattan, then used the transcripts to sculpt the book’s text. I think it will be of interest not just to acting students and patrons of the arts, but to Kathleen’s many fans and to folks who love behind-the-scenes tales of Hollywood and Broadway.” Kathleen is certainly outspoken and a larger-than life-personality, so the book is a lot of fun. Morrow says of the book, “It’s an epic, no-holds-barred discussion of the art and craft of acting from perhaps the last great old-school movie star. Turner was the highest-grossing actress of the 1980s and one of only three performers in history to win back-to-back Golden Globes for Best Actress. Her famed leading men have included Jack Nicholson, Steve Martin, William Hurt, Sting, Dennis Quaid, Burt Reynolds, Nicholas Cage, and her partner in three films, Michael Douglas. On Broadway, she’s garnered rave reviews for such plays as The Graduate, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. On TV, she’s appeared on The Simpsons, Friends, Law & Order, and in a recurring role on the David Duchovny series Californication. Among her many hit films are Body Heat, Romancing the Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Prizzi’s Honor, Serial Mom, and The Virgin Suicides. She is an Oscar-, Grammy-, and Tony-nominated actor famous for her four decades of roles in cinema and on Broadway. In the book, Turner also discusses with Morrow her many iconic film and stage roles. Morrow’s book is structured around a series of conversations Morrow conducted with the legendary actress about such subjects as the relationship between an actor and a director, the preparation an actor must do for a role, and the pursuit of acting as a profession. Kathleen Turner on Acting: Conversations about Film, Television, and Theater was published in the Fall of 2018 by Skyhorse Publishing, a New York-based publisher whose recent New York Times Bestsellers include books by Alan Dershowitz and Malcolm Nance.
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