"Illuminating." --The Washington Post * "Candid and relatable." --Time *"Riveting and personal." --Mindy Kaling * "Captivatingly immediate." --The Skimm *
A "poignant, frank, and intimate" (The New York Times) memoir by actress Constance Wu about family, love, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice.
Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. "Good girls don't make scenes," people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in community theater--it was the one place where big feelings were okay--were good, even. Acting became her refuge, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she'd spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians.
Here Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Raw, relatable, and enthralling, Making a Scene is an intimate portrait of the pressures and pleasures of existing in today's world.
Show more"Illuminating." --The Washington Post * "Candid and relatable." --Time *"Riveting and personal." --Mindy Kaling * "Captivatingly immediate." --The Skimm *
A "poignant, frank, and intimate" (The New York Times) memoir by actress Constance Wu about family, love, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice.
Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. "Good girls don't make scenes," people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in community theater--it was the one place where big feelings were okay--were good, even. Acting became her refuge, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she'd spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians.
Here Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Raw, relatable, and enthralling, Making a Scene is an intimate portrait of the pressures and pleasures of existing in today's world.
Show moreConstance Wu is the Golden Globe Award-nominated star of Crazy Rich Asians and Hustlers. Her breakthrough role was starring as Jessica Huang in the television comedy Fresh Off the Boat (2015-2020). She has been nominated for the Screen Actors Guild award, two Television Critics Association awards, and four Critics Choice awards. Time has honored her as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the Year. She lives on the east side of Los Angeles with her partner, Ryan Kattner, their daughter, and their pet bunny rabbit, Lida-Rose.
"Brilliant... achieves a vividness that most celebrity writers can
only aspire to... Wu's range as a writer is titanic." --Jezebel
"Vulnerable and audacious." --NPR "Dazzling... Her depth of emotion
makes her memoir both captivating and tender... Wu writes with
unsparing honesty... bursting with revelation and reckoning."
--Rajpreet Heir, The New York Times Book Review "Illuminating...
enthralling... her willingness to not just address her faults but
grapple with them makes Wu's memoir all the richer. Throw in her
talent for vivid scene setting, plus an understanding that
reflections are nothing without introspection, and the 'Crazy Rich
Asians' star delivers a page-turner that amounts to much more than
its headline-grabbing revelations." --The Washington Post "A
portrait of a young woman's life and of a young artist, struggling
to find her way... poignant... frank and intimate." --The New York
Times
"Candid and relatable... Her voice is forthright and clear." --Time
"A frank, powerful story told with a strong voice--but would you
expect any less from a performer as bold as Wu?" --Town & Country
"So captivatingly immediate. It has something to say about both the
inner life of an artist and the perils of public attention that
I've never seen expressed before, and it's adorably funny." --Lena
Dunham, The Skimm "Wu wisely aligns poignant childhood anecdotes
with new adult lessons... Generously sharing experiences of love,
family, harassment, discrimination, and growth, Wu writes about
others and her past self with the utmost respect. Her memoir is a
gorgeously relatable portrait of a life guided by passion and art."
--Booklist, *starred review*
"Constance Wu writes with originality, ferocity, and unsparing
honesty that doesn't let anyone -- especially herself -- off the
hook. Making A Scene is as much about acting as it is about
heartbreak, forgiveness, and being messily human. It made me laugh
and it made my heart hurt; it reminded me of how necessary -- and
life giving -- art is. This is a vital book by a singular talent."
--Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye, Vitamin "There were times when I
was reading Making a Scene that I didn't realize I was holding my
breath; it's that riveting and personal. Making a Scene is a
treasure and so is Constance Wu. I feel so lucky to call this
talented and hilarious woman my friend." --Mindy Kaling "Constance
Wu is a beautiful writer, a hilarious storyteller, and unafraid to
tell the truth about her experiences." --Amy Schumer "One of the
most captivating and honest books I've read in years. Constance's
sharp and gorgeously observed ability to speak her truth,
unforgivingly and often hilariously, gave me goosebumps, tears,
gasps, and belly laughs." --Awkwafina
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