True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor to speak out against such practices as emotional preparation and the creation of an imaginary world in which to live while acting. Since its publication, "True and False" has proved to be a controversial volume. Admirers point to its practical, straightforward advice, while detractors have charged that its approach is too reductionist. Nonetheless, others might argue that who could teach actors more about playing the scene as it's written than a playwright. Mamet of course is much more than a playwright, having worked in the theatre and film industry all of his life. Actor Anthony Hopkins praised "True And False"
Always True to You in My Fashion Always True to You in My Fashion "Always True to You in My Fashion" is a 1948 show tune by Cole Porter, written for the musical "Kiss Me, Kate". It is based on "Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae," a similarly ironic poem by the English Decadent poet Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), which has the refrain 'I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion,' and which was probably inspired by Dowson's lifelong friend Adelaide Foltinowicz, who never returned his devotion. The phrase "faithful in my fashion" entered the language before the song was written, and was the