In 1999, I read Year of the King, Anthony Sher's brilliant memoir about playing Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company. I'd been looking for something to help prepare my mind and heart for a summer at the American Conservatory Theater's professional training program, which for years I'd longed to attend. Now that I had the chance, I wanted to make the most of it. This book changed me as an actor, in the best possible way. I'll always be grateful that I read it, especi