Dedications Prologue Disclaimer The Problems of Acting Who Do I Think I Am To Write This Book? A Brief History of How I Came To Know These Things A Note On Rebellious Joy Different Paths, Same Mountain Act One: Living Truthfully Scene One: Relax Scene Two: Turning Your Attention Outwards Interlude: Introducing Repetition Scene Three: Fruits Scene Four: Observing Behaviour Scene Five: Connecting to our Point of View Scene Six: Working Moment by Moment Scene Seven: Freeing Our Impulses Scene Eight: Character Transformation Act Two: Under The Imaginary Circumstances Scene One: Investing In The Reality of Doing Scene Two: The First Task Scene Three: Back to Back Repetition Scene Four: A Knock At The Door Scene Five: The Independent Activity Scene Six: Fictional Circumstances Scene Seven: Counter-Action Scene Eight: Emotional Preparation Scene Nine: Character Transformation II Scene Ten: The Essential Nature of Character Scene Eleven: Beyond Repetition Scene Twelve: The Criminal Activity Act Three: The Need to Speak Scene One: Breaking the Back Scene Two: Into Études Scene Three: Improvisation Scene Four: Line Learning Scene Five: Speaking On The River Scene Six: Speaking With Action Scene Seven: Text Analysis Scene Eight: Details Scene Nine: Actions Scene Ten: Changes Scene Eleven: Super-Objectives Scene Eleven: Active Analysis Scene Twelve: Solo Text A Summary of The Ideal Actor Epilogue Études Acknowledgements Bibliography.