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ACTORS DIE HARD IN HOLLYWOOD: Actors' Survival Knowledge

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In her book, Actors Die Hard In Hollywood, Millicent Terraine helps the new actor to LA (or those considering moving to LA to become an actor) quickly get oriented to the city and start making progress in their chosen career.

Her information can help save those new to the city months of trial-and-error mistakes and especially helps professional-actors-to-be with the recommended approach to survival job, acting classes, auditioning, and self-promotion that actors must learn to master in order to have staying power in this business.

Every year thousands of Hollywood hopefuls move to LA with little more than the dream of making it in TV or film. The harsh realities of LA can often cause financial and/or emotional ruin to those unprepared. In her book, Millicent strikes an excellent balance between helping actors keep their dream alive while addressing the challenging realities of being an actor in LA.

A quick read and easily approachable content, Actors Die Hard In Hollywood should be required reading for anyone considering an acting career in LA. Highly Recommend.

I found Ms. Terraine's book easy to read, informative, concise and enjoyable. As a native New Yorker moving to LA LA land to work in the entertainment industry I was like a fish out of water. I can tell you Ms. Terraine has done her homework and research. She provides practical advice, do's and don'ts, and information you need to avoid the typical pitfalls of being a newcomer in Tinsel town. What I found most helpful and refreshing is her comments on finding your own personal and private life and where to live.

If this is not part of your library, it is time you add it now. It's a great tool to use to empower and position yourself for success in Hollywood.

It was an entertaining, quick read. Easy to understand and relate to - coming from a non-actor/actress. Plenty of excellent information that can help make life simpler, less stressful for actors and the general public. I would certainly recommend this book as a valuable read for people in acting and those who are not in it.

Wow! What a power-packed book! Actors Die Hard In Hollywood is a book that not only takes the reader on a journey of what newcomers to the city and/or acting industry need as they begin their search for stardom, but it takes you on that journey with humor and style, consistently providing vital information needed to be ahead of the game and simply survive another day of pursuing that dream. As an actor that has lived in this town for a few years, I wish this book had been written when I came here. As Los Angeles/Hollywood is unique, this 86 page book in my view, covers more than any other book on this subject that I have ever read. It's actually like no other book I've read on the subject and leaves no stone unturned. Ms. Terraine's book reads very easily and the information provided not only is detailed but managed at times to strike a deep chord in me, causing certain reflection. I've read it three times in fact, and each time I discover something new that I overlooked before. One of my favorite chapters is chapter 3 which talks about transportation. Ms. Terraine states that people are physically as well as emotionally attached to their cars in Hollywood. The fact that she mentions the 'emotional'attachment is key for me because I found the geater Los Angeles area which includes Hollywood to be a city where a car is truly a MUST and you are non-existent in this business without one. My favorite chapter, however is chapter 10, 'Viewing An Actor'. For a long time, I've wanted to describe to friends and family not in the industry some of what we actors deal with and now I have found a 'gem' of a book with which to share this. The entire book is a God-sent for those in my life who would like to understand some of what I as a currently unknown-somebody-of-an-actor faces on a daily basis. However, as if Ms. Terraine read my mind, she has devoted a chapter specifically toward this subject in Chapter 10 whereby she explores and expresses some of the very thoughts I've so often tried to convey to significant others in my life. Finally, I can give this book to those I care about and who care for me and help them to realize and hopefully respect why "Actors Die Hard In Hollywood." A great book indeed. Bravo!!