With Nails

The star of the cult classic Withnail and I offers “a refreshing combination of comedy, confession, and coruscation” in this memoir of the movie business ( Kirkus Reviews ). Richard E. Grant’s acting career has included memorable roles in some of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed films, including Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula . But he attributes his success to his first film role, starring as a flamboyantly pathetic Shakespearean in the underground hit Withn