The Actor’s Life
by Jenna Fischer · Jenna Fischer
Jenna Fischer's practical account of the nine years she spent auditioning before The Office, covering headshots, agents, day jobs, rejection and union rules. Readers get a realistic picture of how a screen-acting career actually begins.
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