About the Book:

No Acting Please explores the theory and specific process of the Eric Morris System of Acting – a unique approach that has all of "the method" with none of "the madness". It is a resource used in colleges, universities, and acting schools around the world.

While his techniques are solidly rooted in "the method" he has gone far beyond the original precepts of the Stanislavski system and so many of the practitioners of that approach. Addressing the actor's obstacles, inhibitions and emotional blocks, the Eric Morris System is half instrumental and half craft. It presents over one hundred and twenty-five one of a kind exercises and concrete techniques that liberate actors so they can apply the craft from a being state. Often using journal excerpts and dialogues from actual classes taught by famed acting coach Eric Morris, these exercises teach actors to systematically eliminate their instrumental obstacles – tensions, fears, inhibitions, and emotional blocks – and explore the being state, where actors do no more and no less than what they feel. It also contains a step-by step explanation of sense memory. The first of five books, No Acting Please is a wonderful introduction to the Eric Morris System. Complete with photographs of actors involved in the process. Co-authored by Joan Hotchkis, with excerpts from her journal.

What people say:

"If you want to be still and full, Eric teaches 'The Stuff' – No one is more zealous in his pursuit of the work than [Eric Morris]." — Jack Nicholson

"When I read a book by… Eric Morris called No Acting Please, it put it all in perspective for me." — Johnny Depp on Inside The Actors Studio

About the Author:

Eric Morris, one of the most sought-after acting coaches in the US, has been teaching acting for over 50 years. He began his involvement in theatre at Northwestern University, where he graduated with a degree in Dramatic Arts. Also an actor, he has played more than a hundred roles on stage, on television and in films. His techniques are rooted in the Method, yet they distinctly represent his own approach. Among his most famous students are Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin, Priscilla Barnes, Johnny Depp, Sue Lyon, Aaron Eckhart, Teri Garr, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.