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Stories I Only Tell My Friends
by Rob Lowe
As someone who is fascinated with the lives of actors - the work, not the fame - this book was revealing and exciting. There were extensive details about the audition process to the screening and all of the challenges actors face and lessons learned. The work he mentions most about this process is The Outsiders.
As for this personal life, he doesn’t make excuses. He was a party boy in his youth and dealt with the problems that come along with that. There were no salacious details; he’s not that type of celebrity writer. He mentions his infamous sex tape scandal with the 2000-era perspective where everyone has a sex tape, so there’s only a passing mention of it. He talks about rehab and how his competitiveness helped to keep him sober.
The end of the book addresses The West Wing and there are some anecdotes about meeting President Clinton and his connection to the 9/11 events.
This book is written a bit like a TV writer would write a show, with a setup with a few revealing details and the ah-ha name-drop conclusions with each story. He name drops like nothing I have ever read before and it’s so frequent that it becomes hilarious.
If you dislike Rob Lowe, this book won’t be enjoyable to you. If you’re indifferent to him and like stories about acting, this book will be interesting.
As for this personal life, he doesn’t make excuses. He was a party boy in his youth and dealt with the problems that come along with that. There were no salacious details; he’s not that type of celebrity writer. He mentions his infamous sex tape scandal with the 2000-era perspective where everyone has a sex tape, so there’s only a passing mention of it. He talks about rehab and how his competitiveness helped to keep him sober.
The end of the book addresses The West Wing and there are some anecdotes about meeting President Clinton and his connection to the 9/11 events.
This book is written a bit like a TV writer would write a show, with a setup with a few revealing details and the ah-ha name-drop conclusions with each story. He name drops like nothing I have ever read before and it’s so frequent that it becomes hilarious.
If you dislike Rob Lowe, this book won’t be enjoyable to you. If you’re indifferent to him and like stories about acting, this book will be interesting.