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by Joseph Maddrey and Lance Henriksen
cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz |
It is with great elation that I inform you all that the biography of
Lance Henriksen is now available to purchase worldwide!!!
The limited edition of 5,000 copies published by
Steve Niles and
Alex Lodermeier at
Bloody Pulp Books in Los Angeles has been a great success, and we hope for more of that for the copy that Alcamy Henriksen and I have published on our new imprint:
Alexander Henriksen Press - a brand new independent press in Nashville, TN.
This book, in addition to being a great life story, features work by some of the world's best comic artists working right now:
Eric Powell (creator of
The Goon who lives in Lebanon, TN!),
Bill Sienkiewicz (who’s line art is featured on the cover),
Mike Mignola (
Hellboy),
Tim Bradstreet (
Punisher),
Ashley Wood (
Spawn and
Metal Gear Solid),
Kelley Jones (
Batman), and
Tom Mandrake (
Firestorm). We could not be happier about it! It has been a monumental effort shouldered by the guys of Bloody Pulp and our beloved author,
Joseph Maddrey -- monumentally appreciated.
The process of
working with Alcamy, Lance and Joseph on this book has been absorbing and enriching. I have the upmost respect for everyone involved, and feel that we did a job as qualifiably good as the Dream Team that put it together.
Joseph Maddrey has been working on this book for just over a year, and this end result is such a wonderful read. Here are some excerpts of some reader reviews:
Having read several celebrity autobiographies in the past which were more glitz and glamour than substances, I was really hoping that we truly were going to get a better understanding of the man behind the movies and television shows. I can say with 100 percent certainty, that this is the best autobiography I have ever read. I don't take that statement lightly. We sometimes get some details of a celebrities life before they became famous, some give us bits and pieces of the good and bad, but in this book, Lance let's it all out for us to read and witness a man's progression from child to manhood. --TL Foreman
I can tell that Mr. Maddrey has a great enthusiasm and geniune respect for the work. Neither Mr. Henriksen or Mr. Maddrey ever succumb to what I'm sure must be a great temptation to sly or snarky about the films that Mr. Henriksen refers to as "alimony films" and that says a lot about the character of both parties. What your mother told you is really true "If you can't say something nice, don't anything at all". It's refreshing to read an autobiography that steers clear of any vitriol or venom. -- jane considine
This is more than a book about movies, this is a book about life, a journey of a boy under extreme conditions and his development into a man, it just so happens he became an accomplished actor, writer, potter, and father. There is so much more here than just the films of a legendary actor, there is a deep context about life and an amazing outlook from a man that should have never made it out alive, but that perseverance and drive is evident in everything he does including this book. -- J. Morris "The Sleepy Filmmaker"
Not Bad For A Human is a great book for anybody who loves the creative mind. I'm not certain you'd have to be a dedicated fan of Lance Henriksen's work to appreciate it because it leans toward the philosophical. It reminded me a little of Patti Smith's Just Kids in that respect and poets and photographers aren't the only audience for Just Kids. Not Bad For A Human is a book that actors should read but any human can appreciate. -- FLAtRich
I have read the book many times at this point, and I am still so surprised at how accessible and evocative it is. I am also surprised that it didn't turn out to be a seven hundred page tome; especially such that Lance has been in over 150 films (don't worry, there's an extensive filmography in the back...) alongside some of the greatest actors and directors of the century, taught himself to read as an adult, is a master ceramic artist who has studied with the world's greatest (notably
Tom Coleman), father of two incredible young women, and one of the busiest, hardest working, and most upright people I have known.
Here is an excerpt of the book discussing his breakthrough film, Sidney Lumet's
Dog Day Afternoon:
I remember [Al Pacino] searching me, and I suddenly had an overwhelming fear that I was going to crush his head. I thought: I could just grab him by the neck and choke him out. That feeling went through me like a flush. I looked at him and I thought: If I make eye contact with this guy, I’m going to do him in. I was so caught up in the tension of the moment…. Sidney came up to me after we shot that and he said, “I don’t know what you’re doing but keep doing it.” And I thought: Oh my god he saw it! He saw what was going through my mind. At that moment, I fell in love with film. Because it was so intimate.
And the Method actor discussing his famous role as Bishop in
Aliens:
The risk was that, up until this film, I had been playing it safe. I was just doing what the script asked for. I was serving the script, as opposed to creating a character and taking chances with a character…. and really doing the kind of work that I was trained to do back in New York. This was a moment where I said, “I’m going to keep my secrets and I’m going to do all the personal work I can do to create this character. And if that doesn’t work, I’m getting out of this business.” I had to give myself permission to take that step, because this isn’t just about acting – this is development as a human being. I’m not the handsomest guy; I’m not the brightest guy; I’m just a guy who’s getting an amazing chance – so I better really go for it this time.
You can get a sense of the incredible amount of integrity at play within these pages....
So, support the new
Alexander Henriksen Press and treat yourself to one of the best biographies published this year by purchasing
HERE or
HERE.
Also see
Joseph Maddrey's other two published works
HERE and
HERE.
There is so much more information on the website for the book
HERE. Enjoy!!!
