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Everybody I meet in public seems to want to audition for me. If I ask a guy what time it is, he'll sing it to me.
I'm feeling pretty fortunate. I've been having lots of lovely auditions and meetings, so I'm savoring the moment.
Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions.
I think most actors will tell you the same thing; when you're not working you put 100 percent into every audition.
I studied digital arts and graphic design, and then, at the same time I was studying, I was still doing auditions.
Little by little, when I was doing auditions in New York, I discovered I was good. People there were enthusiastic.
There were times when I'd go to lawyer auditions, and everyone's in a suit, and I'm covered in concrete and paint.
I sometimes self-edit when it comes to auditions and go, 'They're not going to cast me, so I'm not going to do it.'
My first film, 'Vanishing on 7th Street,' I really just kinda went in for it. Just gave it my all at the auditions.
I went for endless auditions for tiny parts in obscure plays, and never got one job until I was in 'Four Weddings'.
There were times when I wondered if I was doing the right thing, studying when I could have been going to auditions.
I loved eating and I did put on weight. I never actually felt fat until I started going for castings, for auditions.
When I started auditioning, I'd take any audition I could get. The more dramatic ones didn't go as well as the comedic.
I never pursued acting with, like, auditions. If anything, I was given roles by people who knew me and liked what I did.
I like being able to put out my own content instead of just going from audition to audition and just waiting and hoping.
In L.A., I'm twice the size - height and everything else - of most of the other actresses who are going for an audition.
I learned certain exercises to help me cope, to get myself in tip-top mental shape to deal with auditions and rejection.
You don't really audition for Hamlet; Hamlet is one of those roles that a director or producer decides you should do it.
A lot of auditions are not fun; they're just a necessary evil, and, if you're lucky, you have a few moments that are fun.
When the audition for 'Cats' came up, even though I'd been making pop records, it felt like something I was attracted to.
It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.
It can't be overstated how wonderful it is not to have to audition any more. Any actor will tell you, it's like Christmas.
I'm not one of those people who can cry on cue. If I have to cry in an audition, I'm like, 'Okay, let me see what I can do.
The more you love something, the worse you tend to audition. If you don't really care about something, you kind of nail it.
I've been into lots of auditions, and I'm sure I've lost a lot of jobs through that because I'm pretty dreadful at reading.
I'm a working actress in Hollywood. You unfortunately don't get the pick of the litter when it comes to auditions and jobs.
Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person.
I treat auditions like I treated my first dates. It's an opportunity to get to know a stranger and to learn from each other.
I didn't know I could sing until I auditioned for 'Les Miserables.' My friend was auditioning, and I wanted to audition too.
I've produced more pilots than United Airlines, and they've all been disasters. Every audition I ever took in my life I lost.
I prepare for auditions differently depending on what it is - what the material is, what the project is, who I'm reading for.
When I went to L.A., I started modeling, hoping to travel and learn from photographers. It led to auditions to do commercials.
I didn't want to be known as the reality-show star trying to be an actress, so I kept a lot of the failed auditions to myself.
In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions.
When you go out on auditions for big movies, and you're not a big star, you get used to getting close but not getting the part.
Auditions are like a gamble. Most likely you won't get the part, but if you don't go, you'll never know if you could've got it.
Every audition, I still get nervous. I still get sweaty palms. I don't think that ever goes away. You just get accustomed to it.
I had to stop going to auditions thinking, 'Oh, I hope they like me.' I had to go in thinking I was the answer to their problem.
At 14, 15 years old, I started reading 'Backstage' regularly. Eventually, I got enough courage to look at the auditions section.
The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.
Drama at Bristol was an academic course: you were judged on your A-levels, and there were no auditions. I did a BA General degree.
But when the 'Glee' audition came around, my manager literally had to talk me into it. I was petrified to sing in front of anyone.
I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
I knew the story of 'War Horse' very well. I had read the book even before I did the auditions. I'm a big fan of Michael Morpurgo.
My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
I've never shown up to a session in my pajamas - but I definitely do auditions in my pajamas all the time, if I do them from home.
I basically never believed that I was a commercial actor. Just because of the outcome of many auditions over time. No one hired me.
My parents tried to convince me that school won't always be there, but auditions will. I said, 'Really? Are they tearing down NYU?'
I'd say you have to be really committed to the field, show up for every audition and to be aware that very few make it in this field.
The audition process is always grueling. You always hope to just get offered things, and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesnt.