In his comparison of the great theorists Lee Strasberg, Bertolt Brecht, and Konstantin Stanislavski, Richard Blank also refers to the underlying human image behind each technique, to the illusion theater of Hollywood, and to the differences between stage and film as well as between stage and everyday life. Blank's often critical and very precise observations provide the reader with an entertaining and vivid reading experience, as his own experiences with actors during filming are incorporated. This brilliantly written essay (and its author) can be considered a rare stroke of luck, as it brings together the trained analytical thinker and the experienced practitioner in one person.