Caught in the Act: Actors Acting

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Author: Howard Schatz

Number of Pages: 303

Actors fascinate us in part because they live out the truths we cannot – or do not – want to live out ourselves. In his latest book, acclaimed photographer Howard Schatz develops upon his well-received monthly feature for ‘Vanity Fair’,’In Character.’ Schatz’ mastery of his craft is demonstrated as he himself acts, taking on the role of a director and giving his subjects detailed situations to explore, which are listed with the resulting image. The actors featured here – including John Malkovich, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Douglas, Colin Firth, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael C. Hall, Hugh Laurie, Amy Poehler, and Geoffrey Rush, among other illustrious greats – demonstrate their skill for improvisation while Schatz captures the complexity of their emotional and physical range. This inventive collection is a richly entertaining revelation of the fantasy of transformation. Schatz does not simply create characters from these actors – he helps to reveal their humanity.