The long-awaited memoir by movie and theatre legend, Brian Cox.

A Guardian, Times, Sunday Times and Independent Book of the Year

*Featuring a foreword by the executive producer of Succession, Frank Rich*

From Titus Andronicus with the RSC to media magnate Logan Roy in HBO''s Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatilityWe know him on screen, but few know of his extraordinary life story.

Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters in the aftermath of his mother''s nervous breakdowns and ultimate hospitalizationAfter joining the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fifteen, you could say the rest is history - but that is to overlook the enormous graft that has gone into the making of the legend we know today.

This is a rags-to-riches life story like no other - a seminal autobiography that both captures Cox''s distinctive voice and his very soul.

''One of the best showbiz memoirs ever written..it''s as funny as it is furious... Brian Cox has done everything and with this book he leaves everyone else standing'' Mail on Sunday

''Absolute heaven'' Sunday Times

''A hugely readable memoir from a giant of stage and screen'' Mark Kermode

''A life well lived and a story well toldFrom first page to last Brian Cox the great actor is Brian Cox the great storyteller, and nobody is spared his sharp eye and his caustic wit, himself and some big Hollywood names included'' Alastair Campbell

''Laced with his characteristic generosity, self-deprecation and cut-the-crap wisdom'' Harriet Walter

''Mesmerizing'' Peter Biskind

''Blisteringly brilliant'' Bryony Gordon

''Funny and irreverent'' The Times

Format Häftad Omfång 400 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Quercus Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2022-07-07 ISBN 9781529416527