“My mom had an audition for a commercial when I was about two and a half, and I ran in crying and interrupted her. They thought I was cute so they offered me a commercial role. My mom was skeptical and a bit nervous about the child actor thing, but I was extremely bossy and convinced them I wanted to try it.” TryingChildrenTwoWantedActorsBitsHalfRolesCryMomMy MomConvincedNervousRanCuteAuditionsSkepticalInterruptedBossyChild Actors Author:Mae Whitman
“My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor.” WantYearsWantedYoungActorsFiveMomYears AgoTheaterMy MomFive YearsAuditions Author:Angelina Jolie
“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
“I played a lot of moms. You're always too young when you're playing moms. My first kid when I started playing moms was about six months old. And then a month later I was doing another commercial audition and my kid was two, and then about eight months later my kid was 11.” FirstsTwoKidsYoungMomMonthsSixEightAuditionsSix Months Author:Carrie Coon
“Always had a passion for acting since I could remember, but I started when I was ten going for short film and commercial auditions in Los Angeles with my mom's help!” HelpingRememberFilmPassionActingMomTenMy MomLos AngelesAuditionsShort Films Author:Megan Lee
“I didn't have a stage mom at all. I was the one who planned out my auditions and drove myself an hour and a half into the city.” HoursCitiesHalfStageMomAuditions Author:Nina Dobrev
“I was homeschooled until I was 14, and then when I was 14, I began attending college. Mom was not playing about that education. She always said, "Acting is a privilege not a priority. Education is the priority. If you're not bringing home As and Bs, you can't go on the audition."” IfsSaidHomeActingCollegeMomGoes OnPrivilegePrioritiesAuditionsAttending Author:Aldis Hodge
“When I was born, they didn't work. They're broken, the nerves in my lower left lip. When I was kid, I would talk out of the side of my face. When I was 16 and came up to Hollywood from Orange County, I was in this cattle call audition for Batman and Robin at Warner Bros., and they interviewed me out front of the studio. When I got home, I was like, "Oh, this was exciting!" But then when I watched the news, I was like, "Mom, what is wrong with my mouth?!"” HomeKidsFacesLeftSidesBornFrontsBrokenMomNewsMouthsHollywoodExcitingLipsStudiosNervesAuditionsOrangeCountyCattleRobinsBrosWarner BrosOrange County Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“After the last screening [of "Selling Isobel" ] an 18-year-old girl came up to me and said, "Oh my God, I'm so naïve." I said, "No, you're not, you're just young." And she's so grateful for having seen it, because she's an actress and from now on she's going to take a friend with her to auditions and let her mom know exactly where she's going. That's a job done right there.” KnowsYearsSaidDoneJobsLastsYoungGirlMomGratefulActressesSellingAuditionsScreeningSo Grateful Author:Frida Farrell