Tales from the Casting Couch: An Unprecedented Candid Collection of Stories, Essays, and Anecdotes by and about Legendary Hollywood Stars, Starlets, and Wanna-Bes

In Hollywood, securing a coveted role in a big-budget film or landing a part in a prestigious feature sometimes doesn' t come down to who or what you know— but how far you' re willing to go. Tales from the Casting Couch is an anthology of little-known stories and anecdotes about actual casting sessions that propelled then-unknown actors to fame or established stars who secured themselves second acts. Learn how Dustin Hoffman mumbled his way out of the wrong job, why Orson Welles got a secon...