Most books about screen acting, including one of the author-s (100 GREAT FILM PERFORMANCES YOU SHOULD REMEMBER BUT PROBABLY DON-T), concentrate on major stars and major roles. THERE ARE NO SMALL PARTS focuses on the wonders achieved by performers in brief roles, sometimes mere cameos. To watch an actor-s complete delineation of a character in a few minutes is to marvel at his/her talent, concentration, and invention. Each of the 100 performances spotlighted in the book aims to evoke not just each actor-s individual impact but how he/she-s imaginative gifts invigorated (and sometimes even stole) their films. From 1935 to 2019, the text surveys great artists who mastered playing for the camera, seizing moviegoers- attentions and deserving places of honor for their contributions
