The celebrated character actor presents a spiritually inquisitive, autobiographical collection of personal reflections that explores life's great mysteries and the art of stagecraft during encounters with famous film directors, ghosts, pygmy hippos and more.

The dangerous animals club -- FAQ -- Local hero -- Land of enchantment -- The alchemist -- The middle chapters -- The flight of the bumblebee -- The price of nothing -- Once in a lifetime -- A wager with Freddie -- Listen to the dog -- Miss hard to get -- Chaos theory -- The sound of surprise -- Conference hour -- Lost in act one -- The politics of romance -- Dating tips for actors -- The uncertainty principle -- Without a handle -- A season of misdirection -- The world's not what it used to be -- Heart. Broken -- The light of the first day -- It's not my dog -- Don't argue with the road.