Autobiography

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat

Putting the Rabbit in the Hat

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  • Create Date：2022-01-20 18:21:47
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Brian Cox
  • ISBN：B09531262Q
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Reviews

Ewan ，

Fascinatingly blunt and does live up to the fun quotes that poured out in the previews and early reviews。 A real pleasure to read not just because Brian Cox has had an interesting career but because he doesn't want to boast about it。 He is happier with this theatre work than the great performances he provided on screen。 Cox admits his misgivings and his wrongdoings， his frank and honest opinions on this actor or that director， this stage or that moment in life， are rewarding。 He speaks straight Fascinatingly blunt and does live up to the fun quotes that poured out in the previews and early reviews。 A real pleasure to read not just because Brian Cox has had an interesting career but because he doesn't want to boast about it。 He is happier with this theatre work than the great performances he provided on screen。 Cox admits his misgivings and his wrongdoings， his frank and honest opinions on this actor or that director， this stage or that moment in life， are rewarding。 He speaks straight to the reader， involves them in the throes of his personal and professional life and writes it well enough to make for a thoroughly engaging bit of autobiographical content。 。。。more

Aaron ，

Brilliant book， and coming from a superb actor like Cox， as entertaining to read for the anecdotes as for his self-deprecating humor--most of it sounding damn free of false self-modesty。 Or， if there is any， Cox is too good an actor （and writer） to leak any。 It's especially helpful a book to working actors discovering their own flaws/merits and entering new phases of their careers。 And the recommended book and film and philosophy citings comprised a huge list for me。 Lastly， having memorized the Brilliant book， and coming from a superb actor like Cox， as entertaining to read for the anecdotes as for his self-deprecating humor--most of it sounding damn free of false self-modesty。 Or， if there is any， Cox is too good an actor （and writer） to leak any。 It's especially helpful a book to working actors discovering their own flaws/merits and entering new phases of their careers。 And the recommended book and film and philosophy citings comprised a huge list for me。 Lastly， having memorized the "speak the speech" monologue from Hamlet， Cox's observances resonate for me in their interpretations of Shakespeare and how important it is to not be a "robustious， periwig-pated fellow， tearing a passion to tatters。" 。。。more

Neli Kamenska-Hristova ，

One word - unputdownable ！

Ben ，

Our greatest living actor。

dw marshall ，

A FABULOUS BOOKThe kind of autobiography you always hope will emerge from an actor who has your respect。 So often we're let down， aren't we？ Not here。 It's a superlative experience。 Wonderfully lucid in its writing and rivetingly informative about the inner creative turmoil of the actor。 It's tone has the honest voice of Brian Cox's persona and is always entertaining。 Great book， Mr Cox。 Great book。 A FABULOUS BOOKThe kind of autobiography you always hope will emerge from an actor who has your respect。 So often we're let down， aren't we？ Not here。 It's a superlative experience。 Wonderfully lucid in its writing and rivetingly informative about the inner creative turmoil of the actor。 It's tone has the honest voice of Brian Cox's persona and is always entertaining。 Great book， Mr Cox。 Great book。 。。。more

Mary ，

Enjoyable read

Ross Maclean ，

Just a hugely enjoyable book to read。 Cox’s style is engaging and unfussy， and it strikes the right balance between serious meditation on the craft of acting and conspiratorial —but not uncharitable— whispers about himself and those who populate the field he works in。 There’s a big career to take in and， of course， it’s disappointing that everything can’t be covered （the lack of Adaptation， Rushmore and even Super Troopers are the sticking points for me） but the bulk of his career is accounted f Just a hugely enjoyable book to read。 Cox’s style is engaging and unfussy， and it strikes the right balance between serious meditation on the craft of acting and conspiratorial —but not uncharitable— whispers about himself and those who populate the field he works in。 There’s a big career to take in and， of course， it’s disappointing that everything can’t be covered （the lack of Adaptation， Rushmore and even Super Troopers are the sticking points for me） but the bulk of his career is accounted for from Steven Seagal to Lynn Redgrave， and Fulton Mackay to Kieran Culkin。 It’s clear that his recall is fantastic and there’s never a sense that he doesn’t remember every single thing， emotional or factually — even if the odd minor embellishment seems par for the course in summarising 73 years。 Early family life is well accounted for and his family becomes somewhat of a sticking point that drifts in and out of his story， reflective of ways that he readily acknowledges as failings。 Naturally， it’s mostly told chronologically but there’s joy to be had in protracted asides when he feels the moment is right or teases of things to come; all of which serves the purpose of keeping it entertaining and illuminating， which is all you can ask of it。 。。。more

Bill Boswell ，

Brian tells of his love of acting and shares stories of the films he made and the people he's worked with whilst sharing his love of the craft Brian tells of his love of acting and shares stories of the films he made and the people he's worked with whilst sharing his love of the craft 。。。more

Adam Murphy ，

Probably one of the most criminally underrated actors of all time has finally written a memoir！ Putting The Rabbit In The Hat by Brian Cox is a rags-to-riches memoir that I have been waiting to read。 We get a fascinating account of his filmography on film， stage and television。 I'm also glad he mentioned Manhunter， which was a very underrated movie。 Anthony Hopkins might have made Hannibal Lecter iconic， but Brian Cox played him with nuance and 'normality' which is true to life and much more chi Probably one of the most criminally underrated actors of all time has finally written a memoir！ Putting The Rabbit In The Hat by Brian Cox is a rags-to-riches memoir that I have been waiting to read。 We get a fascinating account of his filmography on film， stage and television。 I'm also glad he mentioned Manhunter， which was a very underrated movie。 Anthony Hopkins might have made Hannibal Lecter iconic， but Brian Cox played him with nuance and 'normality' which is true to life and much more chilling。Growing up in Dundee， Scotland， Mr Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters after his mother's nervous breakdowns and highest hospitalisation。 After 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。 At seventeen， while enrolled at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art， he attended dress rehearsals at the National Theatre， watching the likes of Glenda Jackson， Peter O'Toole， Laurence Olivier， and Maggie Smith。After reading about his life， Mr Cox has been through a lot for the entertainment industry。 Let's hope he gets some accolade/Oscar glory soon！ 。。。more

Ian Warren ，

A wonderful read from the opening page and an actor who doesn’t take himself too seriously。

apryl ，

LOOK。 this starts out so， so well， and then you become acutely aware that he really does have more in common with logan roy than he perhaps ought to admit （bad takes on modern culture， weirdly apologetic and sympathetic toward the behaviour of famous white men）。 interesting and unsurprising but。。。approach with caution（？！）

Richard Luck ，

A book of the year candidate。 Which year？ Pretty much any you care to mention。

John Bleasdale ，

Occasionally funny frequently acerbic。 It’s also a bit Stephen Toast。

lyny ，

It’s like reading the transcript of a long indiscreet interview。 The strengths of Cox’s memoir are his frank and often astute assessments of an array of the actors and directors he has worked with。 His story of his own motivations and values and behaviour is mildly critical but much more self-serving – glossing over the many affairs and marriages with much younger women and his flaws as a father， and reporting his many acting triumphs in detail and at length。 References to Succession thread thro It’s like reading the transcript of a long indiscreet interview。 The strengths of Cox’s memoir are his frank and often astute assessments of an array of the actors and directors he has worked with。 His story of his own motivations and values and behaviour is mildly critical but much more self-serving – glossing over the many affairs and marriages with much younger women and his flaws as a father， and reporting his many acting triumphs in detail and at length。 References to Succession thread through the book and give it a contemporary interest。 Here again he has some astute observations of acting styles and strengths of his fellow cast members， but his soft and very forgiving view of himself is evident in his claim that he agreed to do it when the writer said that love for his children was his character’s main motive。 But its a good gossipy read for people like me who go to a lot of theatre and watch a lot of films - I'd really rate it about 3。5 stars。 。。。more