Praise
"Most books in this arena are either craft textbooks or wishful thinking. In The Quantum Actor, Jim Blumetti has written neither. He uses the actor's life, the most emotionally exposed life there is, to work out how any of us can navigate toward the outcome of our greatest desire, our dreams coming true. After three-plus decades in casting, I can tell you: the ones who understand these concepts, even instinctively, are the ones who find lifelong careers. This book is intelligent, unexpected, and genuinely useful to anyone who has to journey as an actor and be believed."
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Joey Paul Jensen, CSA Artios Award–winning Casting Director; Soul Surfer, That's So Raven; three decades in Hollywood casting
“One chapter that stands out in particular is Jim’s exploration of ‘dead listening.’ That chapter alone is worth the price of the book. He invites you to keep questioning your scene partner, even in silence. To remain genuinely curious, even when nobody has written you another line. Life doesn’t stop between pieces of dialogue, and neither should your character.”
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Bryan Larkin, twice BAFTA Scotland–winning actor and filmmaker; recipient of the Sean Connery Rising Star Trailblazer Award; London Has Fallen and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
"Jim Blumetti's approach is a modern-day evolution of method acting. He takes it further, not just sense memory, but learning to control your own reality and make deliberate choices instead of forcing outcomes. The result is technique fused with spirituality, a melding that lets an actor zero in on their best performance while connecting to something deeper. Inner strength, not just craft."
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Nellie Sciutto, Actor, Author, Producer (Shutter Island, The Departed, The Aviator, Gang Related)
