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Hilary Swank
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Anyone want to vent? I'd love to hear the quotes and hopefully share a laugh....


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Sean Penn
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Hello,

Well, it wasnt to me, but it did affect me.

a few weeks ago, I went to a commercial audition and while waiting, the CD paired us all. Well, to my luck I was paired with a girl who earlier han taken the parking space of one of the CDs Eeker (Although I think it was done on purpose) Why? maybe he didn't like my look, I don't know. Anyways, when we got called in, the CD greeted us and said to the girl, "no, no, what u did outside was not nice, that was my boss, oh boy, no, no, no) and I said to myself "Oh sht! no, no, no this doesn't sound good, oh boy" and I think my auditin got ruined. Frowner

Well, needless to say, I didn't get a call back.
I thought of asking the CD to let me audition with someone else, but anyways, he had made read the guys part, claiming he was told to do it like that.

My agent has given me the girl's side, which I had memorized, but the CD made me read the guy's sides. Has that ever happened to you?
 
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Nicholas Cage
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"next!"
 
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Nicholas Cage
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I have a client who is mixed ethnicity. When she auditioned at a very famous theater company, the casting director said to her - "Well, you're a pretty little mutt, aren't you"

Yikes!


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Denzel Washington
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Direct quote- "You are too old ( I was 27 at the time), noone knows you exist, you are just like a fly buzzing around. If you think you are ever going to be playing opposite a star like Brad Pitt you are out of your mind! I am reality and a lot of people can't take that!!"

This really, really happened. One of my very first auditions in 2006. Well, I guess I didn't listen and am GLAD I didn't. How else would I have gotten a Sundance film and an IMDB credit AND a meeting with Halle Berry's manager on my OWN over the next year!!! AND my mother died from cancer the same year! I do not want to hear ANY excuses for quitting because I have been put through the ringer since 2006 and I STILL come up swingin'!! Fuck it all- just do ya thing!!!
 
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Denzel Washington
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Originally posted by whiterose:
Hello,

Well, it wasnt to me, but it did affect me.

a few weeks ago, I went to a commercial audition and while waiting, the CD paired us all. Well, to my luck I was paired with a girl who earlier han taken the parking space of one of the CDs Eeker (Although I think it was done on purpose) Why? maybe he didn't like my look, I don't know. Anyways, when we got called in, the CD greeted us and said to the girl, "no, no, what u did outside was not nice, that was my boss, oh boy, no, no, no) and I said to myself "Oh sht! no, no, no this doesn't sound good, oh boy" and I think my auditin got ruined. Frowner

Well, needless to say, I didn't get a call back.
I thought of asking the CD to let me audition with someone else, but anyways, he had made read the guys part, claiming he was told to do it like that.

My agent has given me the girl's side, which I had memorized, but the CD made me read the guy's sides. Has that ever happened to you?

Z


Zzzzzzz... Oops, sorry. I fell asleep. BORING!!!
 
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Sean Penn
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Roll Eyes
 
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Denzel Washington
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quote:
Originally posted by miss stone:


Zzzzzzz... Oops, sorry. I fell asleep. BORING!!![/QUOTE]

Did someone say that to you or were you referring to the other poster?

Some of these comments are messed up. Wow. Well...here's mine:

"You're too dark, we need someone lightskinned who ACTS black".

"You look like Wesley Snipes"-I'm getting tired of that.
 
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Luckily, I never had anyone say anything that terrible to me. I was told to leave a very famous casting directors on camera commercial call because I looked too young, they wanted someone 20s. Huh? I was 25 at the time.

That same week i auditioned for the avo of the same commercial and got a callback..lol.
 
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Sean Penn
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How about, "What the Hell are you? We didn't ask for Jewish, we asked for white."

I'm Italian and Scottish, and an ordained minister. Oy! Smiler


Best regards,
Joe

Currently: Back to the audition grind...
 
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Johnny Depp
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Wow, those are just awful comments. Really nasty..
 
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Newbie
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Overheard:
Casting director breezes by a bunch of beautiful, emaciated women waiting to audition for a fashion TV spot and yells "Call [insert name] agency! All I have are THESE UGLY MODELS! Who the hell sent ALL THESE UGLY MODELS over here?!"

I wanted to buy them all milkshakes.
 
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It was an audition for a musical. I went in and the CD asked "What are you going to sing for me?"

I told her the piece and she said "Well not the whole thing I hope."

I should have walked out there!
 
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Nicholas Cage
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Originally posted by SecondBanana:
How about, "What the Hell are you? We didn't ask for Jewish, we asked for white."

I'm Italian and Scottish, and an ordained minister. Oy! Smiler


This is hilarious! I do have to admit though, you DO have a little "chutzpah" in your look. Big Grin
 
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Sean Penn
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Originally posted by avidactor:

This is hilarious! I do have to admit though, you DO have a little "chutzpah" in your look. Big Grin


Sure, Avidactor, guilty as charged. The funny thing is, I've worked on four productions of 'Fiddler on the Roof' and none of them had a Jewish Tevye. This is a puzzling business...


Best regards,
Joe

Currently: Back to the audition grind...
 
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