Author Spotlight: Making It In Hollywood

Learn the secrets of how to become a successful actor, screenwriter, director, or producer from the people who've made it—and are continuing to make it! Authors Bryan Hidalgo and Gail O'Donnell have interviewed more than 100 of today's top actors, screenwriters, directors, and producers—including Oscar and Emmy winners—who reveal, in their own words, how they started, how they work, how they got where they are today, and how you can get there too. The result is a truly inspirational compilation of interviews, with answers, encouragement and guidance straight from the horse's mouth. Discover where to start, what training to pursue, when to get an agent, how to be your best at auditions, and much more, from interviews with stars, creators, writers, directors, or producers of such hit TV shows as LOST, 24, HOUSE, THE SHIELD, SEX AND THE CITY, BREAKING BAD, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, HAWAII FIVE-O, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, GREY'S ANATOMY, CRIMINAL MINDS, SOUTHLAND, LAW AND ORDER: SVU, MEDIUM, CASTLE, ONE TREE HILL, BOSTON LEGAL, WITHOUT A TRACE, SONS OF ANARCHY, DEXTER, NIP/TUCK, MOONLIGHTING, X-FILES, and OZ, and motion pictures such as TWILIGHT, MARLEY & ME, HAIRSPRAY, PULP FICTION, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, STAR TREK, X-MEN, SERPICO, BACK TO THE FUTURE, SPIDER-MAN, JURASSIC PARK, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, FORREST GUMP, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, TRUE LIES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, HAROLD & KUMAR, AUSTIN POWERS, EAT PRAY LOVE, AMERICAN BEAUTY, THE PROPOSAL, and FACE/OFF, among many others. Sit down with Hollywood's finest and let them help you start Making It In Hollywood! For each book sold, a portion of the authors' royalties is donated to Save The Children. Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. For more than 75 years, Save the Children has been helping children survive and thrive by improving their health, education and economic opportunities and, in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid lifesaving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. For more information or to make a donation, visit savethechildren.org.