Nevertheless: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (845 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XBXZDS4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood's most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy, and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before.. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese's The Departed, to his role as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey's irreverent series 30 Rock - for which he won two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards - and as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, he's both a household name and a deeply respected actor. In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, making public facets of his life he has long kept private. One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir. Throughout Nevertheless, one constant emerges
All About Acting; No Tell-All Here a reader Perhaps the title "memoir" is misleading. The book is about Baldwin's love of acting in all of its many forms and his sponge-like ability to absorb something from virtually every person in the business (cinematography, production assistant, writer, even a driver) as well as other actors and comedians. His intelligence is apparent in his writing. The portion of the book that I always skip in celebrity bios - the childhood - is riveting. He had an unconventional conventional upbringing that must have been bewildering to everyone in the household yet all 6 kids made it out and into something pr. Could Not Put It Down rain cloud I'm five years older than Baldwin.I remember when I used to see him in the nineties, I always thought, "Now, there's a guy who's got it all going on. He's in the movies making gobs of money, he's married to a goddess." When I'd hear him talk about his marriage to Kim Bassinger, he was always funny. He reminded me of my brother.I was genuinely shocked when he and Bassinger split up. Then his first book came out.In those days I would go lie on the floor of my kid's bedroom and read him a story. Then while he fell asleep, I would lie there and read something for myself. It was there on the bedr. "Witty, interesting" according to Ingrid Newkirk. I notice vindictive trolls have taken over the reviews. It's clear they didn't read the book, but I actually did. I like Alec, but even the most arch Conservative who is honest, unlike the trolls, would have to concede that Alec is a fine writer, an astute observer, and has an extremely sharp wit. There's no pussyfooting around with him. If you want a good read about a real person with an interesting life, this book provides it.