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| ISBN: | 1401341764 (ISBN13: 9781401341763) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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| Title | : | Happy Accidents |
| Author | : | Jane Lynch |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | September 13th 2011 by Hachette Books (first published September 1st 2011) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Humor |
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In the summer of 1974, a fourteen-year-old girl in Dolton, Illinois, had a dream. A dream to become an actress, like her idols Ron Howard and Vicki Lawrence. But it was a long way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood, and it didn't help that she'd recently dropped out of the school play, The Ugly Duckling. Or that the Hollywood casting directors she wrote to replied that "professional training was a requirement."
But the funny thing is, it all came true. Through a series of Happy Accidents, Jane Lynch created an improbable and hilarious path to success. In those early years, despite her dreams, she was also consumed with anxiety, feeling out of place in both her body and her family. To deal with her worries about her sexuality, she escaped in positive ways such as joining a high school chorus not unlike the one in Glee but also found destructive outlets. She started drinking almost every night her freshman year of high school and developed a mean and judgmental streak that turned her into a real- life Sue Sylvester.
Then, at thirty-one, she started to get her life together. She was finally able to embrace her sexuality, come out to her parents, and quit drinking for good. Soon after, a Frosted Flakes commercial and a chance meeting in a coffee shop led to a role in the Christopher Guest movie Best in Show, which helped her get cast in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Similar coincidences and chance meetings led to roles in movies starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, and even Meryl Streep in 2009's Julie & Julia. Then, of course, came the two lucky accidents that truly changed her life. Getting lost in a hotel led to an introduction to her future wife, Lara. Then, a series she'd signed up for abruptly got canceled, making it possible for her to take the role of Sue Sylvester in Glee, which made her a megastar.
Today, Jane Lynch has finally found the contentment she thought she'd never have. Part comic memoir and part inspirational narrative, this is a book equally for the rabid Glee fan and for anyone who needs a new perspective on life, love, and success.
WITH A FOREWORD BY CAROL BURNETT
Excerpt from Happy Accidents:
If I could go back in time and talk to my twenty-year-old self, the first thing I would say is: "Lose the perm." Secondly I would say: "Relax. Really. Just relax. Don't sweat it."
I can't remember a time when I wasn't anxious and fearful that the parade would pass me by. And I was sure there was someone or something outside of myself with all the answers. I had a driving, anxiety-filled ambition. I wanted to be a working actor so badly. I wanted to belong and feel like I was valued and seen. Well, now I am a working actor, and I guarantee you it's not because I suffered or worried over it.
As I look back, the road to where I am today has been a series of happy accidents I was either smart or stupid enough to take advantage of. I thought I had to have a plan, a strategy. Turns out I just had to be ready and willing to take chances, look at what's right in front of me, and put my heart into everything I do. All that anxiety and fear didn't help, nor did it fuel anything useful. My final piece of advice to twenty-year-old me: Be easy on your sweet self. And don't drink Miller Lite tall boys in the morning.
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Ratings: 3.69 From 12806 Users | 838 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books Happy Accidents
The meeting started, and I could barely listen for my self-mortification. I wanted the hour to end so I could ask her what it was I had done. And then, all of a sudden, it hit me - boing! This had NOTHING to do with me. I felt a wave of relief, an internal shift like I had just had a chiropractic adjustment. I realized that I had made something that had nothing to do with me into something that was all about me.I saw that I had been doing this all my life. When I was a kid, my mom was easilySo, this book went between 3 and 4 stars. I had a really hard time giving it 3 stars because I absolutely LOVE Jane Lynch in her role on Two and a Half Men. Usually, I am laughing so hard at her smart assedness, I am to the point of tears in my eyes. I have never seen her in Glee and with the premise of the show, would probably need to gouge out my eyes and ears by the time the show ended. Any who...This book gives excellent insight into the comedienne and gave me a good chuckle at aspects of
I have been following Jane Lynch's career for some time now, considering SHE GREW UP ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM MY HOUSE IN DOLTON, ILL! She actually gave her street address in this book from when she lived in Dolton, and I realized that I must have delivered newspapers to her house and went begging for Christmas paper girl tips there as well. We also attended the same elementary, jr. high, and high school. It was fascinating to hear about our little corner of the world from her perspective. All of my
Happy Accidents, by Jane Lynch, Narrated by Jane Lynch, with a Forward writeen by, and narrated by Carol Burnett. Produced by Harper Audio, Downloaded from audible.com.Jane Lynch knew from her teenage years on that she wanted to be an actress. She sent letters to all the agents she could find listed, but they all told her that professional acting experience was needed for her to make it. Her mother, a no-nonsense midwesterner, kept telling her that she could act in plays if she wanted to, but
So a bout of insomnia last night had me lying there, and rather than stare at the ceiling I picked up this book. I had only grabbed from the library yesterday, but when flicking through it it had made me smile.I didn't really expect to enjoy it - but I did. Jane Lynchs memoir was quite sweet in fact. A childhood growing up she always knew she was different, and finally as a teenage was able to realise that she might be a Lesbian, but don't worry the books not all about that.For years she
I love Jane Lynch and knew I would want to read this book as soon as I heard it existed. As expected, it was an interesting and quick read--if you like her, I think you'll find her life story to date interesting. I'll always remember just being completely struck by her screen presence and her natural talent at dry humor from the very first time I saw her, which was I think in "Best in Show". That was such a great movie, chock full of talented and hilarious actors, yet she still stood out to me.
Jane Lynch says in this interview that she was inspired to write this book by the It Gets Better project, and it shows. This book delves into some of the darker moments of Jane's life, but also takes the reader to the heights of a strangely successful career. From her struggles with alcoholism, her extended period spent in the closet of self-denial, and dysfunctional romantic relationships that continued well into her adulthood, Jane Lynch delivers the kind of alienated, lonely, disturbing story
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