“I went to ballet school for nine years, and there was an agent for the whole school who happened to be there visiting one of the performances. She suggested an audition.” YearsWholeSchoolHappenedPerformancesNineAgentsBalletAuditionsVisitingNine Years Author:Sarah Sutton
“I worked as an actor for a few years before anything happened, so I'm used to going up for auditions, and then not getting the role. But sometimes I don't read the book of the film, in case I just totally fall in love with it, and then it just becomes an obsession and you want to do it so much because you've completely fallen in love with the story and the characters. And then, if the part doesn't go your way, it's heartbreaking. So, there's a certain amount of distance you have to keep before you can throw yourself in 100%.” IfsWayWantYearsBookSometimesCharacterStoriesFilmUsedCertainFallActorsRolesCasesHappenedAmountDistanceFalling In LoveObsessionFallenAuditionsHeartbreaking Author:Jim Sturgess
“I don't really want to start my career again, and I don't like Hollywood. If it had happened to me when I was young, yes, I'd be there like a shot, but I wouldn't like to go there and hang out and go to auditions at my age.” IfsWantAgeYoungCareersHappenedShotsHollywoodHanging OutAuditions Author:Roger Lloyd-Pack
“I honestly don't even know how I got into acting. It happened so quickly because my mom and sister used to do commercials, and apparently when I was little I would unbuckle myself from the stroller and crash their auditions.” KnowsLittlesUsedActingKnow HowHappenedMomMy MomHonestlyCrashAuditionsStrollers Author:Bailee Madison
“('Mad Men') was my final audition of the pilot season. It had been three miserable, horrible months where I had zero callbacks, zero positive reception, one of those pilot seasons that makes you pretty sure you are never going to be an actor and never want to be an actor. And then that happened.” MenWantThreeActorsHappenedMonthsSeasonsMadFinalsHorribleMiserableZeroPilotsAuditionsReceptionMad MenCallbacks Author:Rich Sommer
“Ed Koch once said that New York City is where immigrants come to audition for America. That's what happened to my parents; that's what happened to me.” SaidAmericaParentCitiesHappenedNew YorkImmigrantsNew York CityAuditions Author:Lin-Manuel Miranda