You've got to hone multiple angles of your craft. Yes, he might hit a few, but eventually the other team is going to catch wind and block his shot. That would be like a basketball player shooting from the top of the key every time he went to shoot. However, he knows he can't rely on his looks alone to book. My friend knows he's a very good actor, but he was also honest with himself that he was cast partially because of what he looks like. My mind was blown! He summed it all up for me with this piece of advice, All you need to do is bring your unique essence to the audition the rest is out of your hands. His coolness about it made me notice that I was knocking myself down mercilessly when I didn't book the job. She went down the list of archetypes and admitted that she needed a kid who looked like he was raised on farm, then pointed to my buddy." I needed a guy who looked Hispanic that was this guy. Like a drill sergeant, she answered "Well I needed a kid to look like he was from the inner city and that was you. His buddy boldly asked the casting director, "What made you cast us?" Everyone huddled in closely, and he says that the casting director didn't skip a beat. He said, one day he was on set for the epic war movie with all the other young actors and the casting director had come to visit them. I called him one afternoon, to get his advice on how to audition for movies when you only have one line. We both auditioned for this movie, but he booked it. I have a great friend who booked a role on a big epic war movie last year that's most likely going to be nominated for an Oscar. My "waiting room buddy" made me realize that I have to remind myself early on that it's not about me, it's about them filling a position, sometimes not with the best actors. I felt like I was doing something wrong-that I was failing my friends and family and myself. Until I came back from my trip to Charleston this past June, I was convinced that I was right for every role and that if casting couldn't see that I was their guy, somehow the onus was on me. I want this information to take some of the pressure off of you. You're probably reading this and saying, "Duh Eddie, they're job is to cast" but what I mean is that they are looking to fill "roles." The "Tall Guy," "Pretty Girl," "Nerd," "Jock," and so on. The more and more I talk to other actors-and what I am finding in my own experience- is that casting has their own agenda. Immediately before he could even finish his next sentence I said, 'I completely understand what you mean.' CASTING'S MAIN CONCERN 'That's it not about me,' he said with the biggest smile. 'I feel like I'm half-way there, he added. Like I have finally understand things about this whole process.' That's because we were both going out for the young hotshot lawyer. ' Waiting long' I asked already knowing the answer.Īs he was answering I noticed this guy was dressed sharply.
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