Sisyphean Book Review - What's My Motivation

What's My Motivation by Michael Simkins

A wonderfully comical book by Mr Simkins chronicling his life as a jobbing actor. Inspiring, cathartic and, if you're an actor, not a little frightening. Goes a long way to shaking us out of our self-indulgent existential isolation. We ain't saving lives here guys and we're here by choice! Enjoy.

Written with superb comic timing and brutal honesty this book really is laugh out loud funny. Simkins seems to have been through most every dignity stripper in the business from 'fowl' skin work as a chicken; thru understudying; to his disembodied head ending up on the cutting room floor.

A joy to read and a reality check in the delusional vortex that is the business of acting.