“In between shooting for Awake, I was attempting to have my own pilot season. The audition for Anger Management actually came during a week that I was already testing for a couple other shows and we werent really letting any other shows into the mix.” ShowsMy OwnWeekCoupleSeasonsManagementShootingAwakePilotsAuditionsTestingAttemptingAnger Management Author:Daniela Bobadilla
“Every season I teach zombie school. The casting people in Georgia look for like 200 new recruits. They come in in groups of 20, and I audition them and grade them based on their look and their performance ability.” PeopleLooksSchoolAbilityTeachGroupsPerformancesSeasonsGradesAuditionsCastingZombieGeorgiaRecruit Author:Gregory Nicotero
“('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
“Pilot season is always crazy because you audition for a million things, and really, in the end, it's not up to you.” EndsMillionsCrazySeasonsPilotsAuditionsUp To You Author:Janina Gavankar
“Pilot season tends to be grueling, because you can be thrown all of these auditions at once - last-minute, always - and you're going on three a day, especially back in the day.” LastsThreeMinutesSeasonsThrownPilotsAuditionsBack In The DayLast Minute Author:Kim Dickens
“When you're trying to look pretty, it's a lot easier to compare you to other people. I always felt intimidated in pilot season trying to audition for 'the girlfriend.' Whereas when it's like, 'you're auditioning for the part of this meth addict, trailer park whatever,' it's like, 'Great!'” PeopleTryingLooksFeltLike YouEasierSeasonsCompareGirlfriendParksPilotsAuditionsAddictIntimidatedTrailersTrailer Park Author:Marin Ireland
“I first came to LA auditioning during pilot season. I didn't really know anyone. The only people I'd meet were the girls I was up against at auditions. It wasn't the friendliest bunch.” PeopleKnowsFirstsGirlSeasonsBunchPilotsAuditions Author:Gillian Jacobs