Grab Your Edition Dreams Into Action: Getting What You Want Designed By Milton Katselas Published As Digital Edition

of two books I have from the great American director, producer, and Hollywood acting coaches who himself had studied under legends such as Elia Kazan On The Waterfront and Lee Strasberg at the famous The Actor's Studio in NYC.
This book, Dreams into Action, as well as Katselas' Acting ClassTake A Seat is required reading at the Z/A Acting Studios Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu where I train.

Dreams Into Action is a wonderfully written book, not just for acting students and established actors, but for people from all walks of life, Filled with common sense observation and guidance on how to focus your intention and perfect your skill set, this book is an easy read that not only flows from first page to last but can also be kept on the bookshelf for periodic review.
The information is timeless. Simplistic sums it up. Great motivator I had a hard time rating this one, I listened to the audio versionyears ago when life through me a couple major curves, Then, I took notes and did the exercises and it help me a lot,

This year I decided to read the book and see if it could help me sort out options and focus better, That it did not do, Except for one suggestion, I already do everything,

Some reviewers say it focuses on actors, Actors are often used as examples, but the book uses other examples as well and is applicable to any goal you want to pursue, I even have this book on my bookshelf, I read it in Logan, I must reread to remember then I'll rate again! I love this book, It's plain speaking, humorous, and carries the personal style of Katselas,

It's like Canfield's "The Success Principles", but for creative types, actors and dancers,

The first third contains the gold, but the rest is also very good,

EDIT: I just reread this book, Still five. The thing I notice this reading is the people skills in the second half of the book, Katselas wrote that success isgetting along with others, So these skills are essential,

Amazing book! A bit simplistic, Katselas' personality comes through, fortunately, but it seems likely his words have/had more import when delivered in person, Not even just for actors,

decent motivation, a chapter a night in the AM is perfect to get you amped, Milton Katselas was an influential acting teacher and coach during the latter part of theth century, In reading this book, it would seem that he often extended his advice beyond the mere craft of acting, into the broader realm of career, professional, and life advice, This book features a compilation of his ideas, stitched together as a series of short chapters, essays, dialogues, and vignettes, designed to help those who feel "stuck" in their personal or professional development move forward.
It's quite an eclectic collection,

It's also almost impossible to review,

Imagine sitting down after a Fourth of July meal with an eccentric Uncle who, after a beer or two, slowly but surely starts offering you his best life advice in that image you may have a pretty good picture of how this rambling book plays out.
Katselas' suggestions range from the obvious to the insightful, from the simplistic to the brilliant, A lot of this book leans into basic empowerment and agency messaging, with a heavy dose of the power of positive thinking, On the other hand, Katselas acknowledges that there are challenges in life, He simply sees those as grist for the mill, especially for actors, We use our pain as a launching pad for our achievements,

Some of his ideas on how to fight through those hard patches to get the things you want in life don't seem to acknowledge the systemic obstacles some folks face, or the privileges he had.
As a white male, he can sometimes be glib with his "just do it" infused axioms, In addition, some of his sketches and dialogues are politically incorrect, pushing into racial or gender stereotypes the book was first published in the's,

On the other hand, some of his ideas really capture psychological insights that are worth pondering e, g. his chapter on "The Problem is the Solution" still gets me thinking, There are definite diamonds in the rough here,

So, this is neither a brilliant selfhelp book, nor complete dreck, Like the advice your crazy Uncle gives you after he's had one too many, you'll have to sort fiction from fantasy, But as Kenny Rogers once sang, in doing so, you might walk away with "an ace that you can keep, " Milton is a master at making your dreams come true as an actor, director or writer or all three This also works for any industry, I loved studying with him and wished I could continue, A quick read with inspirational advice, Too vague and over simplified, Here, Milton Katselas offers strategies for jumpstarting creativity and stalled careers, Katselas shows how to define your personal dream with laser precision and set up a plan for achieving it, .