Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Certainly no classical actor has had a more varied and successful career than Laurence Olivier. In this, his contribution to the genre of celebrity soul-baring, Lord Olivier describes with a peculiar elegance the ups and downs of his 60-year career. The details of his personal life—and especially
of his love affair with and stormy marriage to Vivien Leigh—should satisfy those with a passion for the secrets of the famous. But even more interesting are Olivier's reflections on his craft and the development of his professional techniques, strengths, and weaknesses. The prose is a bit thick in parts, and charmingly coy in others, but Confessions of an Actor is well worth the experience of reading." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)