You're on an Airplane : : a Self-Mythologizing Memoir
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You're on an airplane. To perform ; How I got my name ; Why are you an actor? ; Nonnie's fireball ; Pansies are for thought ; Indie days ; Earth, wind, and fire ; Vampires ; The Death Star ; In line ; Louie ; Dad and the stage -- As the world turns. Dazed/"Sweet emotion" ; Southern gothic ; Sacrifice ; Gracie ; Garbage on the beach ; Imavegan ; Moving ; Master of storms -- Lost in space. What we make ; Read window/Live pie ; The guest films ; Shirley, the Coneheads, and me ; Mom and the TV ; AT the wheel ; It's mine ; Being a twin ; Wait till spring.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Parker as your seat companion, perhaps? Parker's irreverent, hilarious, and enchanting memoir gives you the incredible opportunity. Full of personal stories, whimsical how-tos, recipes, and beautiful handmade collages created by the author herself, You're On an Airplane is a delight in every way. In her first book, actress and star of movies such as Dazed and Confused, Party Girl, You've Got Mail, The House of Yes, and so many more, Posey opens up about the art of acting, life on the set, and the realities of its accompanying fame. A funny and colorful southern childhood prepared Posey for a life of creating and entertaining, which not only extends to acting but to the craft of pottery, sewing, collage, yoga, and cooking, all of which readers will find in this whimsical, hilarious, always entertaining book. Parker takes us into her childhood home, behind the scenes of the indie film revolution in the 90s, the delightful absurdity of the big-budget genre thrillers she's turned into art in a whole new way, and the creativity that will always be part of both her acting and her personal life. With Posey's memorable, hilarious, and poignant voice, her book gives the reader a feeling of traveling through not only a memoir, but an exploration, meditation, and celebration of what it means to be an artist. Buckle up and enjoy the journey.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780735218192
0735218196
SUBJECTS
Posey, Parker, -- 1968-
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Nonfiction.
Autobiographies.