{"product_id":"9780984844210","title":"North of Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003eWHAT'S IT LIKE TO ACT ALONGSIDE HOLLYWOOD GREATS LIKE GOLDIE HAWN AND WALTER MATTHAU?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Lenz dishes the details in his new insider memoir North of Hollywood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 2012 - An intimate, sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching and always honest account of making a living and living life next to Hollywood legends, Rick Lenz finds meaning in the experiences he's had as a successful actor through his new memoir North of Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is full of anecdotes such as tough guy Al Pacino giving Lenz a gift of sorts, funny lady Lucille Ball being less than humorous with him in a dressing room and recounting his first meeting with Gwyneth Paltrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"North of Hollywood concentrates on the part of an actor's story that happens after a person has reached the goal of becoming a working actor—the point when the actor asks himself: How do I keep this from slipping away?\" Lenz said.\u003cbr\u003e\"Even if as an actor you - unwittingly or not - sought the spotlight, how do you cope with the unnaturalness of it? How do you avoid the convoluted ego-involvement that severely limits so many show business lives?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chromodroid Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034760102128,"sku":"9780984844210","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984844210_p0.jpg?v=1763885930","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984844210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}