Blowing the bloody doors off : and other lessons in life

Summary: The Hollywood legend shares the wisdom, stories, insight, and skills that life-- and over six decades as an actor-- has taught him. Coming from humble origins, he knows what success takes-- and now he wants to share everything he's learned. And he does it at his entertaining best.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316451192 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0316451193
ISBN: 9781549173752
ISBN: 1549173758
Physical Description: sound disc
xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Hodder & Stoughton"--Title page verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one: Starting out. It doesn't matter where you start ; Auditioning for life ; Using the difficulty ; Doing the right things -- Part two: Making the cut. Getting there is just the start ; The rehearsal is the work ; Less is more ; Having serious fun ; Taking direction ; The big picture -- Part three: The long run. Being a star (or Why I never wear suede shoes) ; Rise and fall ; Being decent ; Don't look back (with a few exceptions) ; Getting old and staying young ; A life in balance.